(July 19, 2011 at 9:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Hold the fucking phone. There is some special set of circumstances that allows for the ethical sale or purchase of human beings?
Yes,of course there are. Eg to save a person from being killed or starving to death. I can think of a few more based on pragmatism (the basis of morality) .
My position is called 'moral relativism"
You seem to be asserting an absolute, universal moral imperative. I'd be fascinated to learn the base of your moral authority,really. Right now,the only moral authority I recognise is conscience,which varies enormously between people.