As with all moral absolutist arguments . . .

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As with all moral absolutist arguments . . .

Posted by Markaba on 2012-July-29 12:00:50 EDT, Sunday

In reply to Narth tells the truth posted by Hierophant on 2012-July-28 21:08:46 EDT, Saturday

. . . this presupposes that morality is some kind of a priori fixed universal, which is why fundamentalist religions are always wrong. No such thing exists in real (consensus reality) terms. Arguing from an absolute moral claim is always begging the question, since one can never prove that morality equates to truth. This is also why the "rights are axiomatic" argument is false, but in the long run that's a blessing. One should never be convinced by a claim which rests on the premise that something is right . . . well, because it just is, which is the whole basis of an axiomatic claim.

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I am a Moral Absolutist! - Sexiest GLer of All Time on 2012-July-29 07:42:12 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 12)
- Absolut Nonsense :-D - Markaba on 2012-July-29 21:29:01 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 3)
  - Re: Absolut Nonsense :-D - Dante on 2012-July-29 22:17:07 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 1)
    - Re: Absolut Nonsense :-D - Markaba on 2012-July-30 04:24:17 EDT, Monday - (0 / 0 / 0)
  - I should point out . . . - Markaba on 2012-July-29 21:33:56 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 0)
- But where are Bottle and apple? NT - griffith on 2012-July-29 08:35:21 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 7)
  - Re: But where are Bottle and apple? Ping Griffith. - Bottle on 2012-July-30 19:57:48 EDT, Monday - (0 / 0 / 5)
    - Re: But where are Bottle and apple? Ping Griffith. - griffith on 2012-July-30 20:22:52 EDT, Monday - (0 / 0 / 2)
      - Re: But where are Bottle and apple? Ping Griffith. - Bottle on 2012-July-31 18:58:37 EDT, Tuesday - (0 / 0 / 0)
      - 31st. Watching TV, not attentive. nt - griffith on 2012-July-30 20:34:05 EDT, Monday - (0 / 0 / 0)
    - Re: But where are Bottle and apple? Ping Griffith. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-30 20:17:40 EDT, Monday - (0 / 0 / 1)
      - Re: But where are Bottle and apple? Ping Griffith. - Bottle on 2012-July-31 18:54:22 EDT, Tuesday - (0 / 0 / 0)
  - And Seamus too. - griffith on 2012-July-29 08:39:49 EDT, Sunday - (0 / 0 / 0)