(May 27, 2011 at 8:41 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: @ Nap I would condemn slavery now, but most likely would have condoned it 2000 years ago. <--- that's secular morality. How I would have treated slaves as a slave owner... would be governed by my belief that people can change and have to be given the freedom to do so > which is informed by my beliefs.
Hmmmm....do you think you would have "condoned" slavery if YOU were one of the slaves?
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