Filipino 'dwarf' judge loses case
From the BBC:
A Philippines judge who said he consulted imaginary mystic dwarves has failed to convince the Supreme Court to allow him to keep his job.
Florentino Floro was appealing against a three-year inquiry which led to his removal due to incompetence and bias.
He told investigators three mystic dwarves - Armand, Luis and Angel - had helped him to carry out healing sessions during breaks in his chambers.
The court said psychic phenomena had no place in the judiciary.
The bench backed a medical finding that the judge was suffering from psychosis.
'Dwarf dalliance'
The Manila trial judge had asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the complaint and return him to the bench, after being sacked in April.
"They should not have dismissed me for what I believed," Mr Floro told reporters after filing his appeal in May.
The judge said he had made a covenant with his dwarf friends that he could write while in a trance and that he had been seen by several people in two places at the same time.
Judge Floro reportedly changed from blue court robes to black each Friday "to recharge his psychic powers".
In a letter to the court he said: "From obscurity, my name and the three mystic dwarves became immortal."
However, the Supreme Court said dalliance with dwarves would gradually erode the public's acceptance of the judiciary as the guardian of the law, if not make it an object of ridicule.
How does Judge Floro's interaction with his three dwarves differ from an American Supreme Court judge asking God for guidance?
Answers on a postcard please.
3 comments:
If your point is, as I suspect, that it’s stupid to seek or accept spiritual guidance from the God of the Bible, that is only true if there is no God. (Which I suspect you presume in your question, making it a logical fallacy.)
History demonstrates that, at least up until this present “enlightened” age, men have always acknowledged and sought guidance from a supernatural being. The big argument has always been, “Who has the right god?” and many wars have been fought over that, as the Jews demonstrated and as the Muslims are currently demonstrating.
The main difference between three mystic dwarfs and the God of the Bible is that God exists and has consistently proven it time and time again. Over a long period of time. To a lot of diffent folk.
Nnyone can claim to be God, and He knows that. So to prove He is who He says He is, He has said in advance what He would do (miracles) and then did it. The last and biggest one was when He predicted His death; said He would lie in state for 3 days, and then come to life again.
Then He did it.
So it’s okay for the Supreme Court to seek His guidance. Although, frankly, they’re not listening.
m.palmer, you are incorrect when you state my question is a logical fallacy, this would only be the case if god exists, as there is no proof as to his existence then he has no more validity than Judge Floros’ dwarves.
You believe that two thousand years ago a man was born to a virgin, turned water into wine, raised the dead, walked on water, cured blindness, cured leprosy, died, was resurrected and finally ascended to heaven.
But you do not believe that Judge Floro interacts with three dwarves
Judge Floro, thank you for taking the time to comment on my blog and I hope that Armand, Luis and Angel are keeping well.
Judge Floro, thanks again for stopping by, I hope that the future works out ok you, Armand, Luis and Angel.
m.palmer, unfortunately I can't wish the same for you, as I visited your site & see that there is no future.
Juat a small point, after reading the comments from m.palmer & Judge Floro, who would you rather spend eternity with?
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