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Re: Ya wanna talk about legislating morality?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 5 May 2005 18:10:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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More to the point is the guys doing the legislation want to lock things down
but doin’t know where that line is--
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That’s key, IMO. If we’re all so fond of Absolute Morality, why are our Duly
Elected Representatives so reluctant to address these society-damning issues
in absolutely clear terms? Especially if, as we’re endlessly told by Dobson,
Falwell, and other radical clerics, we are One Nation Under God with
indelible Judeo-Christian roots.
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Absolute Morality boils down to how we treat each other. This is directly
related to issues of respect and responsibility. A breakdown on either side of
the equation (you verses me) creates societal rifts.
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Why is it okay for Oprah to joke in graphic detail about the nature of her
bowel movements, but Howard Stern is heavily fined for doing the same?
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Eeeeuuu. Both are equally disgusting!
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Your idea of personal responsibility could be different than mine, so where
does that get us?
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Where it has always gotten us: might makes right. It may not be a
pleasing or popular truth, but it has always been and continues to be true.
The only difference, over the millenia, lies in what constitutes “might.”
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So you are saying that whoever is in power gets to set the rules? But aren’t
those in power elected and thus, presumably, reflect the sentiments of the
people?
JOHN
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) John, at last you're speaking like an atheist! Is there anything you want to tell me? 8^) By the way, Absolute Morality in this construction exists just fine without appeals to a higher, supernatural power. (...) Ideally, sure; the elected (...) (19 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Ya wanna talk about legislating morality?
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| (...) And that's a way of looking at it. But again, to make the case--how is a texas high school cheerleader affecting you directly? And how is 'some' Shakespeare affecting you? I choose not to read things I'm not interested in reading. I choose to (...) (19 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Ya wanna talk about legislating morality?
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| (...) That's key, IMO. If we're all so fond of Absolute Morality, why are our Duly Elected Representatives so reluctant to address these society-damning issues in absolutely clear terms? Especially if, as we're endlessly told by Dobson, Falwell, and (...) (19 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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