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More on Moral Relativism
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Fri, 9 Nov 2001 17:10:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson102901.shtml
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> I forgot how ferocious the battle for Okinawa actually was... but the real
> point of this article lies elsewhere. Moral relativism is a bankrupt idea.
More Hanson:
http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson110901.shtml
This article continues showing why moral relativism (and a host of other
things like aristocratic guilt reflexes and general politeness) lead to
quagmire thinking.
I especially considered the bit about how "UN" sanctions morphed into "US"
sanctions on CNN and in the world press to be thought provoking.
Heads they win, tails we lose indeed.
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| Rest assured I'll defend moral relativism. :) (...) Honestly, I think it's because most people don't understand (or "really believe in") but still subscribe to moral relativism. Do I think bin Ladin is evil? No. Do I think he should be stopped? Yes. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) From the article: "Yes, we knew all that, and so are now told that our intelligence agencies are inept, naïve, and worse, for not spotting the hijackers in advance. But we also surely suspect that, had any government watchdog agency swept down (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: More on Moral Relativism
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| (...) Those who don't get their news from entertainment channels know better. You said this not all that long ago: "My beef with them [sanctions] is that they're not impoverishing the *right things* (...) *enough*, and that they give foamers like (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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