Thank you for the quote! That's very interesting. I've been taking a look at religion a bit lately, and discussing with people who (I agree with) believe that "heaven and hell are within" rather than an actual place. I learned that is somewhat related to Buddha's teachings when I was in Thailand a couple weeks ago.
Any idea where this was stated by Jesus? I'm curious to read that passage.
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That's admittedly a good point.
My fear is not necessarily that they do care, but that they have the power to tap me if they did. And, I'm not only defending my personal rights...but the rights of everyone. Whether that be innocent people or criminals, and regardless of whether or not the government cares about them, everyone has rights. We as citizens can never be so egocentric as to merely stand up for our own rights...we're all in this together!
Criminals indeed forfeit some rights when they commit a crime, but we have to be careful that the government doesn't take advantage of the "fact that they're criminals" into denying them justice.
I think the wiretapping is a good tool indeed. But there needs to be a sound reason to implement it in the first place. I'm against the notion of the government tapping random phones in order to seek out criminals. Instead, when due law has deemed that there is a very good chance that a law is being broken, then the tool should be implemented.
I think we need the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc. as well. Few could argue that in this day, they're essential. But isn't their purpose to protect us, as opposed to spy on us? Admittedly, people shouldn't be allowed certain rights for the safety of others..but these are generally obvious.
Is it so obvious that we're safer because our neighbors' VOIP conversations are being tapped?
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Thank you for the quote! That's very interesting. I've been taking a look at religion a bit lately, and discussing with people who (I agree with) believe that "heaven and hell are within" rather than an actual place. I learned that is somewhat related to Buddha's teachings when I was in Thailand a couple weeks ago.
Thanks for the reply! =)
Any idea where this was stated by Jesus? I'm curious to read that passage.
That's admittedly a good point.
My fear is not necessarily that they do care, but that they have the power to tap me if they did. And, I'm not only defending my personal rights...but the rights of everyone. Whether that be innocent people or criminals, and regardless of whether or not the government cares about them, everyone has rights. We as citizens can never be so egocentric as to merely stand up for our own rights...we're all in this together!
Criminals indeed forfeit some rights when they commit a crime, but we have to be careful that the government doesn't take advantage of the "fact that they're criminals" into denying them justice.
I think the wiretapping is a good tool indeed. But there needs to be a sound reason to implement it in the first place. I'm against the notion of the government tapping random phones in order to seek out criminals. Instead, when due law has deemed that there is a very good chance that a law is being broken, then the tool should be implemented.
I hope I made that clear.
I think we need the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc. as well. Few could argue that in this day, they're essential. But isn't their purpose to protect us, as opposed to spy on us? Admittedly, people shouldn't be allowed certain rights for the safety of others..but these are generally obvious. Is it so obvious that we're safer because our neighbors' VOIP conversations are being tapped?