Theos-Talk Archives (January 1997 Message tl00001)

On Tue, 31 Dec 96, Michael <wichm@xs4all.nl> wrote:

>True Theosophy, as formulated at the foundation, is IMHO not a reiteration
>of thousands of years of speculation on subjects that go far beyond the
>scope of the present state of the human mind, but an endaevour to look at
>issues free of  pre-conceived opinions.

Somewhere in between ignoring the ideas of others, in effect reinventing
the wheel, and treating them as unquestioned truth, is the ideal.  It is
not wrong to have pre-conceived opinions, but it is wrong not to question
them.  It is impossible not to be dogmatic.     


>We talk about responsibility of an individual for his behaviour. However, 
>a person is the product of family genes, environment, fate etc. Aren't these
>haphazard circumstances of birth also a form of injustice ? 

There is no injustice in chance.