There are base line static morals that we can all agree on. Murder, rape, theft and so on. On Jan 2, 2013 11:21 AM, "Vivec" <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think it is the same thing. You rationalise and pick what to agree with > and believe in depending on your own personal situation. > > > On 2 January 2013 12:13, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I have yet to see a definition of moral relativism that is not self > > contradictory and typically is used for a pejorative by conservatives. > > > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:08 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I agree with you about , and consider myself athiest because of it. > That > > > however has little or nothing to do with moral relativism, and I didn't > > see > > > Jerry mention religion or the bible. > > > On Jan 2, 2013 10:36 AM, "Vivec" <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Yeah. Some people take religion literally, which when you start to get > > into > > >> what these books say, becomes ridiculous. > > >> > > >> An intelligent individual starts to make one rationalisation, and one > > >> allowance after the next for the statements made. > > >> Soon they are following one portion of the book, and not another, then > > >> picking one set of conflicting "rules" to follow over another. > > >> > > >> The person ends up with their own interpretation of what is contained > in > > >> those books, or the interpretation taught to them through the > teachings > > of > > >> their favourite religious leader. > > >> > > >> It gets to be quite ridiculous, and is what I believe causes objective > > and > > >> rational thinkers to leave religions entirely, or at least not > practice > > >> them to the letter. > > >> There are far too many contradictions and downright obscene and > > degrading > > >> "rules" contained in these "holy" books. This is especially true of > > those > > >> rules and philosophies which target women. > > >> > > >> > > >> On 2 January 2013 11:09, Marlon Moyer <marlon.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > I agree with you J, this culture of relative moralism is really > > pitiful. > > >> > I mean, crap, why should the government have any say in what I do > to > > my > > >> > wife or kids. I mean, really, if the good book says I can kill my > > child > > >> if > > >> > they misbehave, well, damn....why should I listen to anyone else > about > > >> it? > > >> > ..and why in the heck can't I sell my daughters any more to be maid > > >> > servants? Give me one good reason? > > >> > > > >> > And what about those fornicators too? Why in the hell haven't we > been > > >> > stoning Petraeus along with all his low moral brethren....especially > > all > > >> > those people who are "divorced". They're the worst! I guess they > > didn't > > >> > get the whole "What God has put together, let no man put asunder" > > >> meaning. > > >> > > > >> > And WTF don't all of our Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom vets all > have > > >> > Iraqi child brides? We should have slain all the men and all the > > women > > >> > who'd had sex and then distributed the female children amongst our > > >> troops. > > >> > Oh, and we should have killed all the Iraqi male children too! > Can't > > >> have > > >> > them growing up to exact vengeance on us. > > >> > > > >> > And what about all these rich people worrying about saving their tax > > >> > money? Don't they realize they ain't getting to heaven if they're > > rich. > > >> > > > >> > oh and speaking of rich people. We need to put to death every one > of > > the > > >> > NFL players. They've been flaunting their work on the Sabbath every > > week > > >> > by broadcasting on it Television. The Sabbath is for rest and the > > Bible > > >> > commands us to put to death anyone who's dumb enough to work on that > > day. > > >> > > > >> > Not only are they working on the Sabbath, but have you seen some of > > the > > >> > tattoos on those heathens? The good book is pretty darn clear about > > >> > marking up your body and it ain't gonna be pretty when they face > Him. > > >> > > > >> > We've become a society that's too worried about people's rights. As > > long > > >> > as a man has rights, that's all that's needed. Heck, women aren't > > even > > >> > supposed to teach men so why should we be giving them votes or God > > >> forbid, > > >> > a place on the pulpit! Women are to be in subjection to us so how > can > > >> they > > >> > possibly be equals!? Likewise, children are property and last I > > checked, > > >> > property doesn't have rights. > > >> > > > >> > The biggest tragedy here is that poor boy was obviously being > > controlled > > >> > by the devil! Evil had taken over his body and was doing things to > > him > > >> > that his immortal soul would have never done by itself. I only hope > > that > > >> > his last thoughts on this Earth were of repentance and sincere > belief > > in > > >> > the big man upstairs. If they were, I'm sure he's in heaven playing > > with > > >> > those same little angels he sent there only moments earlier, 'cause > > God > > >> > will forgive all our sins no matter how big or small as long as we > > >> repent! > > >> > > > >> > Now, you'll have to excuse me. I've got to get out to protest in > > front > > >> of > > >> > the Pappadeaux's restaurant. I noticed today on their sign that the > > are > > >> > having a special on Lobster. Can you freakin' believe it? Lobster. > > >> > They're just inviting the lightning of God's wrath to rain down on > > them. > > >> > I'm going to protest from across the street, just in case He does. > > >> > > > >> > > Upon seeing this, I thought about how far morality has fallen in > or > > >> > > country. I wondered if the country could fall any further into > > >> > > depravity. > > >> > > > >> > > Some pundits keep preaching the demise of the USA. With the rise > of > > >> > moral > > >> > > relativism, no personal accountability, and the culture of blame, > > that > > >> is > > >> > > prevalent in the US, they may be right. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:359395 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
