Post by Roshan on May 16, 2020 9:02:33 GMT -5
This line has some paradoxes.
Today there was a short Facebook thread about who gives more to charity, Democrats or Republicans. I posted this 'first hit', which corroborated what I'd heard: Republicans give more but probably due to giving to institutions such as churches that most Dems don't associate with 'charity'.
But then I added: "But I know I donate more when I'm 'on top of my finances' (regardless of what I'm earning) so that may be part of it too. Conservatives may be fiscally conservative at home so charitable requests become part of 'the ledger', just because they have one, in contrast to 'junk mail', more chaos..."
This brings us to a 'Paradox of the 7<-->1 Line'. Average 7 'Gluttony', associated with openness and liberalism, tends to lead to a lack of 'moral responsibilities' due to its lack of 'control'. While with average 1, integrating, the control of 1 Righteousness', in enhancing 'moral responsibilities' may enhance a kind of generosity. And generosity is by nature 'liberal' and 'open'.
So the chaos engendered by profligacy--squandering resources at 7--can carry the underbelly of stinginess (7 between 1 AND 5), because "I must be way over budget, can't afford to give, don't have time, I forgot...". Whereas keeping a 'tighter belt' for oneself can have the opposite effect--more generosity toward others.
This at average levels, and this is one possible 7<-->1 line paradox. There are more. tbct'd
vincent
Today there was a short Facebook thread about who gives more to charity, Democrats or Republicans. I posted this 'first hit', which corroborated what I'd heard: Republicans give more but probably due to giving to institutions such as churches that most Dems don't associate with 'charity'.
But then I added: "But I know I donate more when I'm 'on top of my finances' (regardless of what I'm earning) so that may be part of it too. Conservatives may be fiscally conservative at home so charitable requests become part of 'the ledger', just because they have one, in contrast to 'junk mail', more chaos..."
This brings us to a 'Paradox of the 7<-->1 Line'. Average 7 'Gluttony', associated with openness and liberalism, tends to lead to a lack of 'moral responsibilities' due to its lack of 'control'. While with average 1, integrating, the control of 1 Righteousness', in enhancing 'moral responsibilities' may enhance a kind of generosity. And generosity is by nature 'liberal' and 'open'.
So the chaos engendered by profligacy--squandering resources at 7--can carry the underbelly of stinginess (7 between 1 AND 5), because "I must be way over budget, can't afford to give, don't have time, I forgot...". Whereas keeping a 'tighter belt' for oneself can have the opposite effect--more generosity toward others.
This at average levels, and this is one possible 7<-->1 line paradox. There are more. tbct'd
vincent
