This is an attempt at a dialectical understanding of freedom and responsibility, punishment and forgiveness, things like that. My text is a part of the Gospel, though I attribute no special supernatural power to this. I shall refer also to the Dialogues of Plato.
The Antitheses are the six parallel teachings, delivered by Jesus of Nazareth in the Sermon on the Mount, as recounted in Chapter 5 of the Gospel According to St Matthew, starting at verse 21. I summarize:
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Do not kill people; do not even get angry with them.
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Do not commit adultery; do not even fantasize about it.
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In divorce, follow the established procedure; do not even divorce.
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Do not forswear yourself; do not even swear.
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Keep retribution commensurate with the crime; do not even seek retribution.
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Love your neighbor; love even your enemy.
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