tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post6528981061349840912..comments2023-09-28T21:40:05.328+10:00Comments on Dr Clam's accidental blog: The Good SamaritanMarco Parigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-75803874398501816722007-09-06T14:51:00.000+10:002007-09-06T14:51:00.000+10:00True enough.I should add that the parable of the g...True enough.<BR/><BR/>I should add that the parable of the good Samaritan is one of the few lessons that I actually took away from my Sunday schooling that actually had an impact on how I think about the world.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203948349102824828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-8121730892518483082007-09-05T15:08:00.000+10:002007-09-05T15:08:00.000+10:00In my defense, all I can say is that they do have ...In my defense, all I can say is that they do have more motivation and are more well-rounded characters than the Priest and Levite in the original. :DDr Clamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985493422534275997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-59491334343036959612007-09-04T13:38:00.000+10:002007-09-04T13:38:00.000+10:00I think this is as fine a parable as ever was writ...I think this is as fine a parable as ever was written.<BR/><BR/>However (and I say this with all due smartarsery) if I were made of as much straw as the priest and the diplomat in this story, I would probably not risk getting into a brawl with robbers either!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203948349102824828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701411.post-65320688644762473162007-09-03T10:45:00.000+10:002007-09-03T10:45:00.000+10:00Well, the evidence is clear - The cowherd injured ...Well, the evidence is clear - The cowherd injured more people than any of the others, including the robbers. The only evidence of the crime he was punishing, was himself as a witness. Even if the robbers were guilty, they each only fractionally beat one man. The cowherd beat several, off his own bat :).Marco Parigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702055111711651319noreply@blogger.com