tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696356.post16712247356736431..comments2023-05-05T20:20:45.650+10:00Comments on Mim's muddle: Quick hit: Church billboards make me sad.mimbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10907569024689875694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696356.post-74425190219935410762010-08-13T00:06:27.398+10:002010-08-13T00:06:27.398+10:00It has a certain air of petulant child about it to...It has a certain air of petulant child about it too, for mine. "All sorts of horrible things may happen, but as long as I get my way in the end, it's all good". Which is not much different to what you said, but to me it just sounds so childish....<br /><br />And I agree, I don't find disciplining my children to be something I hate - it's something I know doesn't actually harm them. It's something that causes anger and frustration and backlash, but not actual distress. I don't do discipline that causes real distress.Arianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977679825245376111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696356.post-15178571464583260082010-08-12T22:50:40.663+10:002010-08-12T22:50:40.663+10:00Well yes, but there's a slight difference in s...Well yes, but there's a slight difference in scale between a parent disciplining a child and the suffering of millions that is implicitly being excused in this particular answer to the question of evil. <br /><br />Plus, the child receives a direct benefit from good parental discipline whereas it's hardly possible to claim that for the victims of acts of human evil, or for that matter of "acts of God" such as earthquakes or floods.mimbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907569024689875694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22696356.post-7190930942265160642010-08-12T22:31:45.273+10:002010-08-12T22:31:45.273+10:00SOMETIMES I think the ends justifies the means. I ...SOMETIMES I think the ends justifies the means. I do not like disciplining my kids and wish I could get by without it...but I know I have to do it for them to grow into the kind of adults I want them to be. Not always, but sometimes. Just a thought. Have a great day! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803619603267053890noreply@blogger.com