Wow!

[yakalskovich]

"The core of morality is really the prevention of suffering."

-- some Austrian priest just now on TV, in a documentary about gay people and the church there, about why the church should change its attitude

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[bethan-b-bad.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. He asked, and I hadn't had a boyfriend before and (at the time) he seemed okay, so I thought 'what the hell. Why not?'. *facepalm*

In conclusion: GOOD GOING, BETHAN.

[yakalskovich]

People do really strange things for strange reasons. Morality, as the prevention of suffering, has rarely enough influence on us. We don't even prevent our own suffering -- which we ought to, right along with that of others, according to that priest bloke.