“Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.”
H. G. Wells1866 – 1946
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h g wells WAS a man of letters, so, for him to turn a spiffy phrase like
the above would have been the work of a moment……and at first blush it
does seem to ring as a clever statement. but i dont think, it carries much
truth. even for believers it’s not much.
feeling moral indignation is really open to everybody……but it’s NOT
always the result of halo-clad jealousy.
in our lovely world of today their are horribly immoral acts being carried out
daily in the mid-east, in africa, in russia, and by our very own government.
and rightly, other people in the world view these acts as morally depraved.
but what is there to be jealous about when a ”man” slices off a childs
head ?? or puts a bullet in a school girl ?? or fails to create workable
legislation to try to curb tragic shootings.
i wish i could know the context for the wells statement. maybe then i
might appreciate his intent . ***********************************************************
note to WJP re post of 8-11 ………………..
i have a feeling you may not know who sam harris is.
August 14th, 2014 at 1:26
h g wells WAS a man of letters, so, for him to turn a spiffy phrase like
the above would have been the work of a moment……and at first blush it
does seem to ring as a clever statement. but i dont think, it carries much
truth. even for believers it’s not much.
feeling moral indignation is really open to everybody……but it’s NOT
always the result of halo-clad jealousy.
in our lovely world of today their are horribly immoral acts being carried out
daily in the mid-east, in africa, in russia, and by our very own government.
and rightly, other people in the world view these acts as morally depraved.
but what is there to be jealous about when a ”man” slices off a childs
head ?? or puts a bullet in a school girl ?? or fails to create workable
legislation to try to curb tragic shootings.
i wish i could know the context for the wells statement. maybe then i
might appreciate his intent .
***********************************************************
note to WJP re post of 8-11 ………………..
i have a feeling you may not know who sam harris is.