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Subject: 
Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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Date: 
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 16:28:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
Anything based on morals (which "good" typically is) IS subjective, and can
never be anything else, at least until God (in whatever guise you like,
assuming you believe in Him) provides us with an absolute morality.(1)

Whoops!  Forgot the footnote:

1:Which, assuming He exists, IMHO He hasn't(2).  When the proverbial
omnipotent being wants to provide us with an absolute morality, we will all
KNOW, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what it is.

2:What He has provided is a guide (or several guides, depending on your take)
on how to live with your Fellow Man.

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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  Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
 
(...) Anything based on morals (which "good" typically is) IS subjective, and can never be anything else, at least until God (in whatever guise you like, assuming you believe in Him) provides us with an absolute morality.(1) Neither you nor I can (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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