Simply, people are the arbiter of their own demise.

Simply, people are the arbiter of their own demise.

 

Absolutely correct.

 

But a society, person, company can speed that demise along.

 

A student comes in and wants to sleep all day, they are the arbiter of their own demise. I allow them and I am an enabler and helped speed along their demise.

 

Is that fair?

Absolutely correct.

 

But a society, person, company can speed that demise along.

 

A student comes in and wants to sleep all day, they are the arbiter of their own demise. I allow them and I am an enabler and helped speed along their demise.

 

Is that fair?

 

That brings up one of the oldest questions every asked? Are you your brothers keeper...

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That brings up one of the oldest questions every asked? Are you your brothers keeper...

 

At times, I need to be.

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That brings up one of the oldest questions every asked? Are you your brothers keeper...

 

Since you brought Scripture into it, let's look at God's comments on the scenario where the words above were uttered.

 

Genesis 4

Why was Cain mad at Abel? Which I believe could be an ominious warning to this issue.

6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

 

And God's specific answer to the question you posed.

10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."

I will add to that question: Is it morally wrong for a society to push an industry that they know is going to ruin people's lives?

 

That's a great question. But I still think that what it can do to benefit people's lives outweigh those that it "could" destroy. Even the Lord has given us free will, if people choose to abuse that gift, then so be it.

Absolutely correct.

 

But a society, person, company can speed that demise along.

 

A student comes in and wants to sleep all day, they are the arbiter of their own demise. I allow them and I am an enabler and helped speed along their demise.

 

Is that fair?

 

The comparison isn't fair. But since you say that, there is only publicly funded college in KY that has an attendance policy (WKU, where I went of couse :irked:).....are all of the other schools morally wrong for enabling students to miss class?

Since you brought Scripture into it, let's look at God's comments on the scenario where the words above were uttered.

 

Genesis 4

Why was Cain mad at Abel? Which I believe could be an ominious warning to this issue.

6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."

 

And God's specific answer to the question you posed.

10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."

 

You forgot to mention that after ward God still protected Cain, by placing a mark on his head, and allowed him to do things in another city.

You forgot to mention that after ward God still protected Cain, by placing a mark on his head, and allowed him to do things in another city.

 

Never let it be said that I passed on an opportunity to expose people to Scripture.

 

13 Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

 

15 But the LORD said to him, "Not so [e] ; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16 So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, [f] east of Eden.

God does give free will, we know that the world is evil, some believe that Gambling is evil, so consider this, is it better to do a little evil, to possibly do a greater good... in this case gambling, giving money back to the state

The comparison isn't fair. But since you say that, there is only publicly funded college in KY that has an attendance policy (WKU, where I went of couse :irked:).....are all of the other schools morally wrong for enabling students to miss class?

 

Not sure that missing class is a moral wrong.

 

My example was not so much a moral issue but to illustrate that while a person's demise is their own responsibility, I have an effect on that demise. I could speed it up, slow it down or possibly even help change that demise to a success.

 

Same with society and Ky's choice on this issue.

 

Absolutely, it is the individual person's responsibility and accountability on whether they ruin their life with casino gambling. But the question to KY, as I see it, do we want to help speed that demise along? Is a few million worth speeding along that demise? What price does that demise have on it?

God does give free will, we know that the world is evil, some believe that Gambling is evil, so consider this, is it better to do a little evil, to possibly do a greater good... in this case gambling, giving money back to the state

 

Is that like being a little bit pregnant?:sssh:

God does give free will, we know that the world is evil, some believe that Gambling is evil, so consider this, is it better to do a little evil, to possibly do a greater good... in this case gambling, giving money back to the state

 

If you so no, you should not vote for Gambling, if you say yes, then you should, and that is how we tie it all back together, so we don't get off topic:D

Not sure that missing class is a moral wrong.

 

My example was not so much a moral issue but to illustrate that while a person's demise is their own responsibility, I have an effect on that demise. I could speed it up, slow it down or possibly even help change that demise to a success.

 

Same with society and Ky's choice on this issue.

 

Absolutely, it is the individual person's responsibility and accountability on whether they ruin their life with casino gambling. But the question to KY, as I see it, do we want to help speed that demise along? Is a few million worth speeding along that demise? What price does that demise have on it?

I know that I sound obtuse in this, but I feel that since it is already going on, and we are losing out on revenue for it, we stand a better chance to help those Kentuckians that need it, by making some cash, as well.

From another religious point, what did Jesus say about leading someone towards sin...