[cctalk] Re: LCM auction

Carnegie (and Gates) were only figuratively "buying their way into heaven". I don't think that either did it for religious reasons. Although most would assume that it is a religious issue, that was not my intent. The specific example that I gave is non-religious. "I have learned that no good can ever come from starting a discussion of politics, religion, or the Great Pumpkin." - Linus We have our own non-theological religious wars, such as vi vs emacs. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com On Thu, 29 Aug 2024, Mike Katz wrote: > And then there's the story in the bible about Jesus throwing the people > selling indulgences (and other things) out of the temple?😮 > > That kind of thing has been going on for thousands of years.  It predates > Catholicism but became a part of the Catholic Church in the 11th and 12 > centuries. > > This is not intended to start a theological discussion in any way shape or > form.  I was just mentioning that buying your salvation has been a part of > mankind for a long time. > > On 8/29/2024 7:01 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>>>> Hasn't he promised to give his money away... >>>> >>>> Yes >>>> He is a follower of Carnegie.  Ruthlessly make an enormous amount of >>>> money, and then "buy your way into heaven" by doing good deeds with a >>>> large part of the money.  Look at the Carnegie libraries. >>> >> On Thu, 29 Aug 2024, Paul Koning wrote: >>> In an earlier century, those schemes were called "indulgences" and were >>> one of the main causes of the Reformation. >> >> Martin Luther's post on the church door was, of course, completely >> inadequate to put an end to indulgences. >> >> And there are other sorts of them still being created.  "Solar Renewable >> Energy Certificates" seem like an indulgence market. >> >> -- >> Grumpy Ol' Fred             cisin(a)xenosoft.com