Now, while I have no problems with my neighbor believing that he can't trust himself, so he subjects himself to monitoring by others, but a whole college? That seems a bit extreme to me. If you think about it the rule is the same as the ones they have at camps where you have to keep the door open if you have a member of the opposite sex in your room. In either example, the implication is that you're not trusted, but instead have to be closely watched. At a young age this may be true, but I wonder if my neighbor expects others to look out for him constantly. I understand him wanting to avoid what I assume he considers a sin, but in my mind, you'd want to be pragmatic about your life. Having to go to the library everytime to use the Internet seems a bit much, and reeks of the over-protective churches of the past . . .
Are human's innately evil?
Now, while I have no problems with my neighbor believing that he can't trust himself, so he subjects himself to monitoring by others, but a whole college? That seems a bit extreme to me. If you think about it the rule is the same as the ones they have at camps where you have to keep the door open if you have a member of the opposite sex in your room. In either example, the implication is that you're not trusted, but instead have to be closely watched. At a young age this may be true, but I wonder if my neighbor expects others to look out for him constantly. I understand him wanting to avoid what I assume he considers a sin, but in my mind, you'd want to be pragmatic about your life. Having to go to the library everytime to use the Internet seems a bit much, and reeks of the over-protective churches of the past . . .
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