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It's not a very effective way of instilling [[virtue]]s. It doesn't even work with training animals - at least, not as well as giving rewards. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:55, 12 November 2008 (EST) | It's not a very effective way of instilling [[virtue]]s. It doesn't even work with training animals - at least, not as well as giving rewards. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:55, 12 November 2008 (EST) | ||
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| + | ==Idea of punishment an enormous part of thought since the Creation of the world and even before== | ||
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| + | Perhaps the best we can hope to accomplish in an article like this is to describe ''multiple'' definitions of punishment instead of giving one definition. Then perhaps we can guide the reader to the one most compatible with biblical thinking. | ||
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| + | But the Bible doesn't really state ''what'' punishment is, even though it extensively describes qualities about it and gives instance upon instance of them that assumes that knowledge. But Christian writers have elaborated on what they think punishment is, and they do so, from our knowledge of their faith, in ways they believe are compatible with biblical teaching and thinking. | ||
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| + | I would like to add some pages of source texts through which we can distill thought to expand on the definition already presented, give grounds for rejecting other possible definitions and add other definitions that may not have been thought of yet. [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 23:32, 5 August 2015 (EDT) | ||
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I disagree with the definition. Punishment is more often about retribution, about making the other person feel as much pain as he caused you.
It's not a very effective way of instilling virtues. It doesn't even work with training animals - at least, not as well as giving rewards. --Ed Poor Talk 14:55, 12 November 2008 (EST)
Idea of punishment an enormous part of thought since the Creation of the world and even before
Perhaps the best we can hope to accomplish in an article like this is to describe multiple definitions of punishment instead of giving one definition. Then perhaps we can guide the reader to the one most compatible with biblical thinking.
But the Bible doesn't really state what punishment is, even though it extensively describes qualities about it and gives instance upon instance of them that assumes that knowledge. But Christian writers have elaborated on what they think punishment is, and they do so, from our knowledge of their faith, in ways they believe are compatible with biblical teaching and thinking.
I would like to add some pages of source texts through which we can distill thought to expand on the definition already presented, give grounds for rejecting other possible definitions and add other definitions that may not have been thought of yet. VargasMilan (talk) 23:32, 5 August 2015 (EDT)