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    Thread: Just wanted to share something I wrote because I'm feeling kind of down
Post: Just wanted to share something I wrote because I'm...
So I just got back from a play, it was put on by high school students. A family friend was in the play. I couldn’t help but feel sick to my stomach the whole time. The school that it was being held in...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Off Topic 1 821 April 23, 2017 at 8:23 am
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 24, 2017 at 1:26 am)Adventurer Wrote: (February 16, 2017 at 1:36 pm)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote: I've seen people say a lot that there is an absolute morality, but it seems to me that there i...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 25, 2017 at 5:43 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 20, 2017 at 9:44 pm)Odoital77 Wrote: Quote:Well, you make it sound like doing things that would normally be deemed good, and things that would normally be deemed bad, isn't just an arbitra...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 20, 2017 at 10:17 pm
    Thread: The Nature Of Truth
Post: The Nature Of Truth
I’ve been thinking about what the ultimate nature of truth actually is. Every person has a different sort of truth in their mind, which is subjective to their interpretation of the world through their...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 5 1048 February 20, 2017 at 9:02 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 19, 2017 at 11:13 pm)Odoital77 Wrote: (February 16, 2017 at 1:36 pm)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote: I've seen people say a lot that there is an absolute morality, but it seems to me that there i...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 20, 2017 at 11:53 am
    Thread: What if the government was run by scientists?
Post: RE: What if the government was run by scientists?
(February 19, 2017 at 10:29 am)mh.brewer Wrote: (February 19, 2017 at 10:24 am)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote: Self scrutiny, peer review, clarity of language, accuracy. These are ethical principles. Prac...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 63 8791 February 19, 2017 at 10:38 am
    Thread: What if the government was run by scientists?
Post: RE: What if the government was run by scientists?
(February 19, 2017 at 10:23 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Ethics are in the scientists, not the method.Self scrutiny, peer review, clarity of language, accuracy. These are ethical principles.
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 63 8791 February 19, 2017 at 10:24 am
    Thread: What if the government was run by scientists?
Post: RE: What if the government was run by scientists?
(February 19, 2017 at 10:11 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Bad idea.  Scientists, with very few exceptions, make lousy politicos. BoruI can see why I blocked you. You say things like this with nothing...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 63 8791 February 19, 2017 at 10:19 am
    Thread: What if the government was run by scientists?
Post: RE: What if the government was run by scientists?
(February 19, 2017 at 9:40 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: We do have a peer review process for government.  What we were told to assume to be our peers gave us trump.It's not run by scientists.
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 63 8791 February 19, 2017 at 9:53 am
    Thread: What if the government was run by scientists?
Post: What if the government was run by scientists?
Just imagine if the government was run by scientists, with the same accuracy that could eventually put a man on the mars. From what I understand, the scientific method has principles which are ethical...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 63 8791 February 19, 2017 at 9:33 am
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 17, 2017 at 6:01 pm)chimp3 Wrote: (February 17, 2017 at 9:20 am)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote: If one defined morality, then there would be nothing of which to disagree on, there would be nothi...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 18, 2017 at 10:58 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 17, 2017 at 8:12 am)chimp3 Wrote: Call it arbitrary if you wish but I can pick and choose from any "objective" religious moral lesson. I think the fable of the Good Samaritan is a good mor...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 17, 2017 at 9:20 am
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 16, 2017 at 10:28 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: (February 16, 2017 at 3:17 pm)WisdomOfTheTrees Wrote: You people keep saying morality is not arbitrary, but you never give me an alternative view....
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 16, 2017 at 10:38 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 16, 2017 at 3:05 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: OP Title: Yes, it is true. That does not mean it is arbitrary.  https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrary What are your trees?You people ke...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 16, 2017 at 3:17 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 16, 2017 at 2:44 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: (February 16, 2017 at 1:42 pm)Whateverist Wrote: To say that morality is not objective is a far cry from saying it is arbitrary. Indeed. I've be...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 16, 2017 at 3:05 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: RE: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
(February 16, 2017 at 1:42 pm)Whateverist Wrote: To say that morality is not objective is a far cry from saying it is arbitrary.Well, you've given me no reason to think otherwise. I don't know why y...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 16, 2017 at 1:57 pm
    Thread: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
Post: Is it true that there is no absolute morality?
I've seen people say a lot that there is an absolute morality, but it seems to me that there is not. For example, some people say that killing is ultimately wrong, but there can be no reason why one t...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Philosophy 259 25254 February 16, 2017 at 1:36 pm
    Thread: Any other atheists just feel an acute intolerance for religious people?
Post: RE: Any other atheists just feel an acute intolera...
(February 9, 2017 at 7:10 am)chimp3 Wrote: Acute intolerance of the religious? No, I suffer from chronic tolerance .Oh my god, you're so virtuous! I'm crying.
 WisdomOfTheTrees Atheism 93 14200 February 9, 2017 at 10:26 am
    Thread: I wanted to share a blog post I wrote recently
Post: RE: I wanted to share a blog post I wrote recently
(February 8, 2017 at 7:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I sometimes wonder if it's a good idea to give everyone access to the internet. BoruBlocked.
 WisdomOfTheTrees Off Topic 12 2239 February 8, 2017 at 7:48 pm
    Thread: I wanted to share a blog post I wrote recently
Post: RE: I wanted to share a blog post I wrote recently
(February 8, 2017 at 7:44 pm)CanOfMountainDew Wrote: "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes fr...
 WisdomOfTheTrees Off Topic 12 2239 February 8, 2017 at 7:47 pm