I think I tend to agree with both Ralph and Andrew, but not as far as either would like.:) I agree with Ralph that the "justice" society ought to enforce...
Wow, Michael, I thought I got away with that one after all this time!:) No, I never answered it, because I don't really have a good answer. I am still ...
... David, I would genuinely, seriously, greatly enjoy reading this fifty page paper, or as many pages as you have. Can I please? I look forward to replying...
[Snipped Matt's message so you don't have to scroll lots] I think marketing has largely warped consumer and corporate ethics. I mean, now a generally crap...
There is no programming present in children to support the noble savage theory. As for the ghost in the machine, science has found no evidence of such a...
... because any answer I would eventually come up with would probably verge too much on the theological to be appropriate to the list!:) ... [snipped Michael's...
Saturday, February 12th, James Raff will have a chili social at his house. Depending on how flatulent we feel, varying degrees of philosophical discussion...
In a message dated 1/25/2005 11:56:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, rwo878@... writes: Andrew, Thank you for responding. I hadn't expected you to respond...
In a message dated 1/28/2005 11:42:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, mphillips@... writes: I'm certain that even the most steely-minded philosopher and ...
Complete the terms, Andrew, and all will be revealed =). It is not fallacious to say "All ethical and or moral decisions are relative" because what you are...
... People claim freedom of choice is inherently good because people usually assign the value of good to the freedom of choice, usually to the point that...
... Hmm... That is, why is freedom considered inherently good? I think people are just kidding themselves. In reality, noone is willing to accept the...
Or, to be more precise and evil... Relativism of any sort must be limited, because to hold, as Andrew says, that there are absolutely no absolutes is...
Not to mention, there is the phenomenon vernacularly known as 'reverse psychology.' Being in a group that espouses contrary notions can serve to bolster ones...
... It is not fallacious to say "All ethical and or moral decisions are relative" because what you are saying is "It's absolutely true that there are no moral...
I don't know, Chris... That is a pretty artificial example. I mean, come on... 'Freedom of choice isn't good when it's freedom to choose who dies!' - Vae ......
Sorry for that anomaly, BTW--I had to resend my earlier intermission message so I could reply and keep this in the same thread. Any, on to god... First, the...
Ok. I know this leaves some loose ends, but it's short. -Ralph Note: forwarded message attached. Visit the Mises Economics Blog. Liberty and Order, Home and...
Note: forwarded message attached. Visit the Mises Economics Blog. Ayn Rand's Contribution to the Cause of Freedom by Roderick T. Long [Posted February 2, 2005]...
Chairete! ... Wow; now I must be paranoid that I shan't continue to post so well. If that is brilliant, let us hope it remains so. Actually, there wasn't...
Well, not to tease any, but I'm just posting a few thoughts before beginning the main rant. The current conception of faith is awful, I think. It entirely...
David, This seems like the wrong conclusion to me. David wrote: I think that, in reality, society (the whole) needs the individual as much as the individual...
... I will agree that the claim of "all things are relative" is contradictory since it is an absolute claim that encompasses itself. However, when the ...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
