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Originally Posted by xepherys
...From a religious standpoint, if we CAN do it, god has allowed us to, and therefore it is his will. *shrug* But again, I have more spiritual, less god-based beliefs, so perhaps I'm missing a fundamental aspect here (though I am reasonably well versed in theology as it's a topic of interest to me).
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The fundamental aspect you missed here is that God gave us free will. We can choose to walk away from God, and never return. We can choose to be evil, and become everything that God is against. We CAN worship false idols, murder, covet neighbour's wives, lie, steal, work on the sabbath, dishonour our parents, take the Lord's name in vain. All of this is possible.
God has allowed us to, but it is specifically against his will. Yes, I am being blunt with the ten commandments, but you get my meaning.
Just because we can do it, doesn't mean it should be done.