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Obviously, monetarily at least, most of us are doing pretty well in the New Ireland over the last 10 years. Yet in the mad adult Treasure Hunt a lot of us are further away from personal and spiritual fulfillment. I think we possibly have not found an adequate replacement for the role the catholic church has played in the life of the country?. And we need a morally acceptable replacement fast. Even Forums Like this, aren't they as much a place to 'connect' and communicate with people about everyday problems. It used to be a lot easier to get this advice in person, from a neighbour, friend or colleague. I feel genuine pity for a lot people in the urban area's where tin pot housing developments have left them in communities without spirit and soul and of course The Bad old Church is no longer a weekly meeting place. There is an nation wide apathy to things that once outraged the nation. Where's this country's Moral Compass or do we need one in the great Celtic Jungle?.
Apologies if on the wrong thread or the Wrong Website!!!
I'm not frequent enough poster to be allowed post a reply on 'Letting OFF Steam' Yet the admin people Put it in there without a giving me a right of reply- I wish they'd have just deleted it. Here's the reply I wanted to post unless of course the admin people get it first and call it 'Spam'....
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I appreciate the comments and differing points of view. I just wanted to clarify a couple of things because I wrote that piece in a bit of a hurry yesterday. When the word morality is used people assume you are on some sort of crusade or sticking up for the church or Hankering for the supposed good old days. I most certainly am not. Morality for me is simply the ability to differentiate between Right/Wrong. A lot of the time this is personal process but I think a lot of the decisions we face in the new world are collective ones many of which we haven't faced before. Traditionally help to form these kind of decisions came From the Church/Government. It's seems to me we increasingly don't trust these options, which leaves a lot of people in a quandry a about certain decisions.
Some of the horrible examples you cite as to what went on in Ireland while true, Were not morally acceptable then or now, Which is why many of the examples were covered up for years. Turning a Blind eye is not morally acceptting something it's merely sitting on the fence avoiding or fearing to make a decision.
Reflecting on my points about 'connecting' and 'needing an alternative etc they are wide of the mark as some of you have mentioned. I hadn't thought about it in the ways some of you have mentioned. But I suppose through debate comes balanced knowledge sometimes. THe real thing about connecting I guess is that it's easier nowadays not to connect with people as much, because we're not as dependant on each other as we used to be on a day to day basis and also through the technology at our disposal.
Thanks for your time
Drapier
Apologies if on the wrong thread or the Wrong Website!!!
I'm not frequent enough poster to be allowed post a reply on 'Letting OFF Steam' Yet the admin people Put it in there without a giving me a right of reply- I wish they'd have just deleted it. Here's the reply I wanted to post unless of course the admin people get it first and call it 'Spam'....
REPLY
I appreciate the comments and differing points of view. I just wanted to clarify a couple of things because I wrote that piece in a bit of a hurry yesterday. When the word morality is used people assume you are on some sort of crusade or sticking up for the church or Hankering for the supposed good old days. I most certainly am not. Morality for me is simply the ability to differentiate between Right/Wrong. A lot of the time this is personal process but I think a lot of the decisions we face in the new world are collective ones many of which we haven't faced before. Traditionally help to form these kind of decisions came From the Church/Government. It's seems to me we increasingly don't trust these options, which leaves a lot of people in a quandry a about certain decisions.
Some of the horrible examples you cite as to what went on in Ireland while true, Were not morally acceptable then or now, Which is why many of the examples were covered up for years. Turning a Blind eye is not morally acceptting something it's merely sitting on the fence avoiding or fearing to make a decision.
Reflecting on my points about 'connecting' and 'needing an alternative etc they are wide of the mark as some of you have mentioned. I hadn't thought about it in the ways some of you have mentioned. But I suppose through debate comes balanced knowledge sometimes. THe real thing about connecting I guess is that it's easier nowadays not to connect with people as much, because we're not as dependant on each other as we used to be on a day to day basis and also through the technology at our disposal.
Thanks for your time
Drapier
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