tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post5251721612135819376..comments2024-03-16T02:12:38.325-07:00Comments on God cannot be contained!: God, Natural Law Theory and HomosexualityMiller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-11484431472609791212018-02-11T10:32:59.293-08:002018-02-11T10:32:59.293-08:00nck, great post - thanks for your contribution whi...nck, great post - thanks for your contribution which provides more context (although I did give a nod to the Greeks). As your comments suggest, this is a deep well in and of itself and could easily justify many posts.Miller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-10229309864776915022018-02-11T10:19:04.235-08:002018-02-11T10:19:04.235-08:00Natural law existed from Greek and Roman times. I ...Natural law existed from Greek and Roman times. I have many examples. It evolved through christian times when it was assumed that the superseding law flowed from God, thus God or the Church had power over it. Then we enter "the age or reason" with Thomas Paine, Locke, Thomas Jefferson who many assume were talking about God but in fact called certain rights "self evident" not deriving from external sources. Later definitions of natural law involve in what you quoted. So when discussing natural law it is extremely important to also include the time frame of the theory your quoting.<br /><br />In general they are considered laws that even without codification can be deduced through rational thinking. Since they are self evident and in no need of external justification by a God. They are innate in nature themselves. And nature serves to propel and disseminate the most "efficient" way of survival of "information" (dna) through individuals and groups that empower that individual to reach its full potential it could not achieve alone. We all stand on the shoulders of prior giants.<br /><br />I consider the Romans, the Greek philosophers, JJ Rousseau, Paine , Thomas Jeffeson amongst those to have lifted the human spirit and liberated man from the shackles of codified law and the worst of interpretations of them.<br /><br />Of course there are theories that at best even natural laws is adapted to respective societies and population groups. Therefore to either drive right or left is not moral in itself. But to deliberately choose to drive right in England may be considered one of the most immoral acts of all.<br /><br />ncknckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580008070423402328noreply@blogger.com