amorphous_constellation
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Inspired from a Christopher Hitchens thing I had on a little while ago, though he didn't ask this question. But basically as he put it, coveting is something you do in your mind, and he interpreted it as a commandment about mind control. The physical act of stealing, it occurs to me, can really only follow the 'act' of coveting, though it be a mental one. Therefore, declaring that one cannot steal is logically redundant since you cannot covet. It might as well also have had a command that you cannot think about lying
Coveting also is probably something that the human subconscious brings to the table, therefore it's probably impossible for our meager primate minds to avoid occasionally doing it, like as in the Jungian dream world where the ego's 'shadow' is, for example. Also, how do you not covet success at least a little bit in a western capitalist society? Divine mental laws are surely impossible to follow
Coveting also is probably something that the human subconscious brings to the table, therefore it's probably impossible for our meager primate minds to avoid occasionally doing it, like as in the Jungian dream world where the ego's 'shadow' is, for example. Also, how do you not covet success at least a little bit in a western capitalist society? Divine mental laws are surely impossible to follow
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