Man and Sin by Piet Schoonenberg (1964) 2.3 MJ
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[Let me list the lower level co-opposition.
Responsibility3a(2a & freedom2a(1a)
Corresponds to:
Mirror of the world3a( something2a( me1a))]
Human psychology evolved under in the social milieu of constrained complexity. Currently, humans live in unconstrained complexity. What has this done to our minds? These topics are addressed in various parts of An Archaeology of the Fall, particularly in chapters 8C and 11B.
Summary of text [comment] page 83
[Let me list the lower level co-opposition.
Responsibility3a(2a & freedom2a(1a)
Corresponds to:
Mirror of the world3a( something2a( me1a))]
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[Both the ancient Jewish and modern American infra(sovereign) religions possessed objects that bring all subjects into organization.
Both were and are committed to creating the thought experiement3a or a mirror of the world3a.]
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[The elite’s desire to blame others for whatever bothers them2a is the ‘something2a’ that holds Americans in bondage.
Progressive experts thrive on representing the good ones and identifying and destroying the bad ones.]
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[My own inadequacy in understanding how to fulfill God’s laws2a was the ‘something2a’ that held first century common-folk Jews in bondage.
Paul, on the other hand, originally felt that he counted among the elites.
He knew how to fulfill God’s laws:
Persecute the followers of Jesus.]
[In the above examples, what do I desire?
I want to get along.
Therefore, the elites must never be satisfied with me.
They will always be morally superior in order to force me to pretend to desire things that I would never would desire on my own.
I desire to be left alone.
What I do to accomplish that desire validates the values that valorize elite moral superiority.]
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[Just as the regular first-century Jews selected the ‘something2a’ that empowered the Pharisees, many twentieth century Americans vote for ‘something2a’ that denies other people’s rights and properties.
By pretending to be a victim, we get free stuff.
We vote for Progressive representatives to scam easily intimidated common folk (who strive to build wealth).
The very rich folk, however, have different options.
They hire lobbyists.
How character building is that?]