You’ve heard that it was said, “An eye in place of an eye, and a tooth in place of a tooth.” But I tell you, don’t oppose someone who is evil. Whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to him as well; and to whoever wants to get a judgment against you and takes your shirt, give him your coat too; and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
(Matthew 5:38-41)
On self-superiority bias:
Why do you look at the speck that’s in your brother’s eye, and don’t notice the plank that’s in your own eye?
(Matthew 7:3)
I disagree with Will’s interpretation that the former follows from the latter.
Sorry, yeah, I was being a little too trollish. What I meant was that it was a single step implication from combining a few parts of the Sermon on the Mount; the examples you gave are likely indeed the two most representative ones for reaching that conclusion. Out of context I agree the mote and beam exhortation isn’t enough.
(Also, I disagree with your choice of translation, but that of course doesn’t matter in the scheme of things. Just felt that there was a 20% chance you’d care what I thought about that matter.)
On being nicer than you think you should be:
(Matthew 5:38-41)
On self-superiority bias:
(Matthew 7:3)
I disagree with Will’s interpretation that the former follows from the latter.
Sorry, yeah, I was being a little too trollish. What I meant was that it was a single step implication from combining a few parts of the Sermon on the Mount; the examples you gave are likely indeed the two most representative ones for reaching that conclusion. Out of context I agree the mote and beam exhortation isn’t enough.
(Also, I disagree with your choice of translation, but that of course doesn’t matter in the scheme of things. Just felt that there was a 20% chance you’d care what I thought about that matter.)