tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187572289151836731.post9108951069834687042..comments2023-05-12T11:24:30.091-04:00Comments on The Imaginary Philosophy: The Christian Sick "Moral Teaching" of the DayTom Stelenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13460571529579448952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187572289151836731.post-24151372767940434712009-02-13T15:40:00.000-05:002009-02-13T15:40:00.000-05:00It always strikes me as odd, that the religious fe...It always strikes me as odd, that the religious feel that I live a life without meaning... I just feel like I live an honest life without false meaning. There can't be reasons or justifications for everything, the answers aren't always quick and easy, and people need to learn to live with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187572289151836731.post-25283737610548497892009-02-07T18:47:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:47:00.000-05:00I like the wording of the psychological definition...I like the wording of the psychological definition. It is very clear. The use of the word "acceptable" is interesting - I right away thought that it should be in quotes because someone who is prone to rationalize is not likely to be objective, but would be concerned with what others deem as "acceptable," which could be entirely subjective. I think reading the term "acceptable" that way gives a bit more insight into one major reason why people rationalize.Tom Stelenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13460571529579448952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187572289151836731.post-17993061763684733872009-02-07T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-07T18:24:00.000-05:001. > ". . . his point: God has us suffer s...1. > ". . . his point: God has us suffer so we can be an example to others of how to suffer well."<BR/><BR/>Another justification I have heard for accepting, or even welcoming, suffering is the expectation that it is cleansing. E.g., a Catholic opponent of physician-assisted suicide told me that prolonged suffering before finally dying was a way of preparing the soul for its entrance into Heaven.<BR/><BR/>2. > "But more important, what does that rationalization really mean?"<BR/><BR/>I suggest a definition of "rationalization" that neatly fits your use of the term: <A HREF="http://aristotleadventure.blogspot.com/2008/11/rationalization-what-is-it.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, in the November 30, 2008 post on <I>Making Progress</I>.Burgess Laughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865479709475171678noreply@blogger.com