wittgenstein

For example one cannot think that stealing is wrong and at the same time think that it is right.

wittgenstein

" I'm still not convinced of the entire premise of this thread. Socialism is egalitarian. Christianity is egalitarian. Ergo, Christianity is Socialism. Huh?"
Diddyriddick
No one is claiming that Socialism= Christianity. Obviously, one can be a socialist and not be a Christian. What is being claimed is that Capitalism is an anti-Christian doctrine. Perhaps if you use a Venn diagram you will see that your statement above suffers from level confusion.

wittgenstein

Level confusion... All cats are mammals therefore all mammals are cats.
Yes, all people that believe in what Christ tought are socialists. They share with the socialists the beliefs revealed by Gile na Gile's post.

PADDYBOY

And Human Beings are by far the most intelligent mammals and therefore all Humans are intelligent ? (not!)

I'm sure you have a lot of interesting stuff to teach us wittgenstein. So why don't you try to come down to our level (human) and educate us.

Toltec

Nope cats are the most intelligent mammals. How many other small furry creatures have human servants?

PADDYBOY

Lots !
You'd be surprised at the variety of waifs and strays that some people take in.

Lucius

Practical affairs? Golly. Where does one begin?

OK, Matthew 18 -

8If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
9And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

Oh yeah - don't forget the being perfect command too.

And there are lots of other examples of Jesus' teachings being impractical. And the word "impracticable" just barely suffices. One really needs an adverb like, uh, ludicrously.

wittgenstein

Note that my answer is not pro or con as to the question ,"is the advice given by the Bible extreme?" The events are normal circumstances ( practical affairs). The advice ( principles for guidence) may be intense, however, that does not contradict the definition. Note that the definition did not say, " practical advice". For example it does not contradict definition 5 if one said," In everyday practical affairs one should display a gun." True it would be intense and one might even say insane advice but it still does not contradict definition 5.

wittgenstein

Practical
1.of or pertaining to practice or action: practical mathematics.
2.consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule.
3.of, pertaining to, or concerned with ordinary activities, business, or work: practical affairs.
from
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/practical
Note that I used definition 3 in my post just above this one, because that is the definition that you used. However, the definition I gave for philosophy is really more about the definitions 1 and 2.

Lucius

So, what does plucking out one's eye or cutting off his foot or hand have to do with socialism?