Oh, it enters my mind; in fact, it has taken permanent residence there (lol, stfu, omgwtfbbq, etc.)
Joel Send a noteboard - 27/02/2012 10:21:10 PM
You talk a lot about moral relativism, but ultimately I think this is just another case of you inferring illogical conclusions from a single thing (in this case, moral relativism a bumper sticker meaning "let's try to be cool with one another" and then using said conclusions for an increasingly frantic rant.
Of course, the idea that a person could both possess a rigid moral code and embrace diverse cultures and religions doesn't seem to even enter your mind. I know silent movies that display the world in less black and white terms than you.
Of course, the idea that a person could both possess a rigid moral code and embrace diverse cultures and religions doesn't seem to even enter your mind. I know silent movies that display the world in less black and white terms than you.
I infer very little, but recall a great deal. In this case, the mind blowing number of people I have known who felt obligated to embrace EVERYTHING without considering the ramifications. The bumper sticker was a convenient symbol of that mindset because I have known so many people to adopt it on that basis, but obviously my concerns are with the mindset rather than the bumper sticker. Next time I promise I will elaborate further to avoid the confusion one line responses apparently create.
You know, and I know you know, my problems with moral relativism are real and widespread within that philosophy though. Dismissing those valid objections with "lol, intolerance" is both counterproductive and inconsistent with "tolerance." The notion of "tolerating everything but intolerance" is just a rationalization for saying, "I support everything I support." Is a little internal consistency too much to ask of enlightenment? It may not permit (tends to discourage, in fact) self-righteously patting ourselves on the back, but is far more constructive. "Few things are hard, many complex," but "what is truth?" is still just a question, not an answer.
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23/02/2012 07:12:33 PM
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We are going to need a bigger bumper.
24/02/2012 05:33:44 PM
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lol intolerance *NM*
24/02/2012 09:10:34 PM
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Not intolerance.
24/02/2012 11:06:08 PM
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"Coexisting" = "no belief system?"
25/02/2012 01:10:04 AM
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Not technically, no, but in my experience that is how it tends to work in practice.
25/02/2012 08:39:03 AM
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What?
25/02/2012 11:46:12 AM
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"What?" indeed.
25/02/2012 05:02:32 PM
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I apologize. I can't read that. *NM*
25/02/2012 10:21:09 PM
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What can I say? Keeping it short and to the point was clearly not CONVEYING the point.
27/02/2012 06:17:14 AM
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I feel bad about what I said before, so here it is:
27/02/2012 12:43:54 PM
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Re: I feel bad about what I said before, so here it is:
27/02/2012 03:24:45 PM
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Re: I feel bad about what I said before, so here it is:
27/02/2012 08:40:16 PM
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Also, I'm done here. It doesn't matter if we agree, and these sorts of conversations are
27/02/2012 08:41:13 PM
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I have met them, they are out there; they populate entire schools of philosophy.
27/02/2012 10:34:16 PM
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lol strawman
27/02/2012 11:01:32 AM
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I have known lots of people who believe that; some even realize they believe it.
27/02/2012 02:31:48 PM
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lol false dichotomy
27/02/2012 06:46:36 PM
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Oh, it enters my mind; in fact, it has taken permanent residence there (lol, stfu, omgwtfbbq, etc.)
27/02/2012 10:21:10 PM
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Dont quote Nietzsche. You dont understand him. *NM*
27/02/2012 10:34:08 PM
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I understand him well enough.
27/02/2012 11:10:21 PM
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He did not favor moral relativism and he very much railed against nihilism. *NM*
27/02/2012 11:13:46 PM
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If I ask how a grammar humor thread turned into a philisophical debate, am I going to regret it?
27/02/2012 11:20:59 PM
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Meh and again I say, "meh."
27/02/2012 11:50:35 PM
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So this site is just the reposting of really old internet memes? *NM*
02/03/2012 01:51:26 AM
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