tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post5502112275815278850..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Accepting Each Other for Who We Are, Not Just Who We May BecomePapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-5832099366762913152010-10-30T00:07:23.616-04:002010-10-30T00:07:23.616-04:00Yeah, Matthew, I've thought of that exact same...Yeah, Matthew, I've thought of that exact same example with regard to agency. I believe we understand ourselves FAR too little to be good judges - and that our 2nd Article of Faith is FAR more powerful than even most members realize. Read it in context of your comment, and substitute "those things we inherited without conscious mortal choice as a result of Adam's transgression"Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-61288409080831920412010-10-29T21:59:18.600-04:002010-10-29T21:59:18.600-04:00"She had a degree of agency during those year..."She had a degree of agency during those years that was absent when her meds stopped working."<br /><br />This one of the most confusing things for me about the whole concept agency. <br /><br />We enshrine agency as a fundamental law of intelligence, and yet our agency is often greatly impaired by mortality. Those who die before the age of accountability (some 20-30% of the population Matthewnoreply@blogger.com