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Subject:	Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sat, 1 Jan 2000 19:24:42 GMT
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James Brown wrote in message ... > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes: > > James Brown wrote: > 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 ever be certain how said sociopath is acting in • relation > to his morality. In what guise would you expect Him? Could it not happen that someone could formulate their (and His) idea of good, put it into practice, and then people see that it works?! I think that is much more likely than hearing the heavens talk. > That being said, however: "Good" can also be a societal (or ethical) term • as > well. I find good & evil to be too strong to use when trying to define • things > as a group, though - right and wrong work better. IMHO, calling someone • evil > is going to get a stronger reaction than calling someone wrong - and it • also > implies more judgement of person than judgement of action. Sure, good and evil are stronger words than right and wrong. Evil is connotated with judgment moreso than wrong, but perhaps judgment is under rated. > James > http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/ -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... http://www114.pair.com/ig88/lego my weird Lego site: http://www114.pair.com/ig88/ "Censorship is yet another tool in the dumbing-down of America by a power structure that relies on a populace too lazy or ignorant to think independently." -Vanessa McGrady

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		Re: Goodness of Man? (was: Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
(...) So 'good' is "what works"? That's cultural Darwinism. It's also moral relativism, whether you like it or not. Because "what works" is a very large range of things - and it changes over time. In Sparta, what worked best was to leave unwanted (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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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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