The Link

It occurred to me the other day that there is a link between moderation as the ethical gold standard dictated under God's natural law--and it would stand as that even if humans did not exist--and the primal human condition of being born depraved.

When a being is born wicked (as Prager notes babies are innocent but not naturally good), raised in a world dominated by Lera, and runs in packs, the need to curb excessive and meager behaviors in a range of subjects, so that the whole person (intellectually, physically, politically, ethically, economically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and career-wise) is healthy and in balance, that person must live temperately, and prudent, not much being impulsive, but moving with care, planning, self-control, caution and prudence. He must control the beast inside his subconscious. He must not yield to his temptations and base urges.

Were he born good, raise in a world dominated by Good Spirits, and individual-living, then his extreme and deprivational behaviors, out of balance and without limits, would not be nearly so destructive and dangerous. His selfishness and cruelty would be naturally limited.

As a bad creature, like Hofferian intellectuals totally corrupted by and lusting after absolute power over others as government officials and followers, his barbarism and viciousness would be without curb, without restraint as elites plunder and smash the common people in one totalitarian dystopia after another. Cruelty without limit or purpose, suffering without end.

If people were basically good, extremism would not be such a mess-maker. Then being moderate might even be evil, hateful and unwise under certain local circumstances. Then being moderate could hold back the degree of excellence earned and achieved.