@sonship saidDid you take Peter Falk literally when he said:
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Heaven help us.
Mr. Atheist, what kind of help would you like Heaven to render?
'My idea of Heaven is to wake up, have a good breakfast, and spend the rest of the day drawing.'
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I did think that Confucius, of all people, had it right that a person could sin against Heaven.
@sonship saidColumbo, not Confucius.
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I did think that Confucius, of all people, had it right that a person could sin against Heaven.
Columbo, not Confucius.
I know. But Columbo was an entertainment character of TV fiction. ( played nicely by Peter Falk)
Confucius was a historical Chinese philosopher. I think his comment on Heaven (not being a Christian) was just a bit more significant.
Interesting, that an ancient non-theistic ethical philosophical teacher would say that a man could sin against Heaven. He must have realized something about ultimate Authority.