plato, i think rightly, argued that the vast majority of men will only act in a proper and moral way if they believe some type of supernatural entity has commanded they act that way.   > help should be earned. so if help is needed to leave weakness, but help is not earned until one is strong (is the implication i am taking, then how would you help your fellow man leave his state of weakness and attain strength for himself?  puritans of any sort are an insufferable bunch.
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