RE: One sentence that throws the problem of evil out of the window.
November 7, 2017 at 2:22 pm
(November 7, 2017 at 2:15 pm)Whateverist Wrote:(November 7, 2017 at 11:51 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't think it's accurate to say they "turn a blind eye."
They still think it's absolutely heinous, and they still think it's much more horrible than when animals do it (despite using animal examples to somehow prove that it's no different), and they still think it should be strictly against the law everywhere, and they still think the person responsible is a piece of shit who should receive justified punishment like life behind bars.
So the way I see it, saying "evil doesn't exist" and "nothing is objectively wrong" and "it's only a matter of personal opinion" is words only. By all intents and purposes, they do see child rape, torture, and murder as an evil act and it takes an evil person to do it. It doesn't make any sense in my mind, because when I think about things that are merely a matter of personal opinion or taste and there is no right/wrong answer, I don't get so fired up about a different opinion. And I certainly don't think people should be punished or seen as bad for a different personal opinion when there is no correct right/wrong answer.
But it is what it is. The important thing is that everyone participating in this thread is a good person who would always denounce such actions.
I don't see why you keep equating "subjective" with "personal opinion". Subjects are beings possessed of personhood who experience a wide range of things: sensations, emotions, feelings, ideas, intuitions, faith, conviction, remorse, etc. Everyone of those experiences accrue to the individual by virtue of their being a subject - not on the basis of their material state as an object. You can't say all those things are "just their personal opinion, something arbitrary and easily changed". That just isn't accurate. I doubt if you consider your faith just your personal opinion, I know I don't hold my moral convictions that way.
I meant the morality of it, whether its right or wrong, being personal opinion.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh