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Differences from societal norms
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RE: Differences from societal norms
I'm definitely not a moral relativist, so I do recognize that some societal values are better and more ethical than others, which is turn makes some cultures better than others. I usually feel disdain when I see cultures that subjugate and brutalize it's people. I don't have sympathy for the argument that it's just their culture and not to criticize it when people suffer at the expense of being tolerant to certain societal norms.
If the hypothetical idea of an afterlife means more to you than the objectively true reality we all share, then you deserve no respect.
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Differences from societal norms - by robvalue - November 13, 2016 at 9:12 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by vorlon13 - November 13, 2016 at 9:18 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by vorlon13 - November 13, 2016 at 9:20 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 9:35 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 9:36 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 9:37 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by paulpablo - November 13, 2016 at 9:39 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by paulpablo - November 13, 2016 at 9:37 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 9:42 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by vorlon13 - November 13, 2016 at 9:46 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by vorlon13 - November 13, 2016 at 9:47 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Full Circle - November 13, 2016 at 9:57 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by chimp3 - November 13, 2016 at 10:03 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 13, 2016 at 10:06 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 10:29 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 10:19 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 13, 2016 at 10:31 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 10:40 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 10:43 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 11:11 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 13, 2016 at 10:48 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Divinity - November 13, 2016 at 10:59 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by robvalue - November 13, 2016 at 11:08 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 13, 2016 at 11:12 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 11:35 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 11:22 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 11:29 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 13, 2016 at 11:32 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by abaris - November 13, 2016 at 11:36 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 12:18 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 12:27 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 12:19 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 12:31 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 12:53 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 1:27 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 1:40 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 4:56 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 5:02 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 5:10 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 5:17 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 14, 2016 at 2:56 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 12:32 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Whateverist - November 13, 2016 at 12:54 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 1:27 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 1:36 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 13, 2016 at 1:44 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Neo-Scholastic - November 13, 2016 at 4:28 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 5:01 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 13, 2016 at 5:13 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2016 at 5:20 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by paulpablo - November 13, 2016 at 6:21 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Neo-Scholastic - November 14, 2016 at 11:26 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 17, 2016 at 1:06 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by brewer - November 13, 2016 at 1:38 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 13, 2016 at 4:17 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by brewer - November 13, 2016 at 4:34 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 13, 2016 at 5:08 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by brewer - November 13, 2016 at 5:12 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Regina - November 13, 2016 at 3:37 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by The Grand Nudger - November 13, 2016 at 3:41 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Aegon - November 13, 2016 at 3:44 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by AceBoogie - November 13, 2016 at 6:17 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by robvalue - November 14, 2016 at 2:54 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Bob Kelso - November 14, 2016 at 3:03 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Dystopia - November 14, 2016 at 8:33 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by robvalue - November 15, 2016 at 5:37 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Angrboda - November 14, 2016 at 10:29 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 17, 2016 at 1:15 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Edwardo Piet - November 17, 2016 at 10:25 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Autumnlicious - November 17, 2016 at 2:03 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by paulpablo - November 17, 2016 at 6:48 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Catholic_Lady - November 17, 2016 at 10:20 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Cecelia - November 17, 2016 at 2:05 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Little lunch - November 17, 2016 at 2:06 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by robvalue - November 17, 2016 at 2:35 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by The Grand Nudger - November 17, 2016 at 7:36 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Excited Penguin - November 17, 2016 at 10:03 am
RE: Differences from societal norms - by MJ the Skeptical - November 27, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by Regina - November 27, 2016 at 3:20 pm
RE: Differences from societal norms - by vorlon13 - November 27, 2016 at 10:17 pm

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