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Morality
RE: Morality
(September 9, 2011 at 3:10 pm)Peter44 Wrote: I think this is just ignorance. In many Islamic countries the law demands death for blasphamy for instance.
That is not moral.

I could go on and give many examples of Christian Jewish and Islamic laws that have no moral content whatsoever in fact they have just the opposite.
To suggest that Law in anyway equates to morality is just ignorance probably induced my indoctrination.

You have no idea what your talking about.
What is legal and what is moral differs all over the world. I have been there.

There is no connection. Moral and legal authorities are nothing like each other.
One example will suffice;

It is moral not to kill.

It is Sharia Law to kill apostates.

Get real.

You hold your own morality as a purely objective universal value, and that is wrong. What you think is moral has no effect on what someone else thinks is moral, and claiming you can objectively decide what is or is not moral is absolutely self-centered and insane.

"It is moral not to kill": not in self defense. Which directly means there is, in some scenarios, a way in which killing can be morally acceptable. Who are you to say it is immoral to kill apostates ? In their morality it is moral to do that, who are you to say it's not ? You do not have any authority on deciding what is moral or not, but still claim your own morality is THE ONE MORALITY that everyone else must abide to. That is properly insane.

What's more, you assume that my opinions are based on indoctrination, which means you hold yourself as another of those "enlightened" ones who think anyone having an opinion that defers from theirs is an idiot or a sheep. Which is, again, an impressive display of douchiness. You're not helping your case much.

Morality is subjective, and the Law directly and accurately reflects this subjectivity. That is a fact which you have yet to in any way disprove.
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Morality - by TeslaTrooper - August 31, 2011 at 7:26 am
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - August 31, 2011 at 8:23 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - August 31, 2011 at 8:47 am
RE: Morality - by Citereh - August 31, 2011 at 8:33 am
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - August 31, 2011 at 8:57 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - August 31, 2011 at 9:19 am
RE: Morality - by Faith No More - August 31, 2011 at 1:33 pm
RE: Morality - by Citereh - August 31, 2011 at 9:00 am
RE: Morality - by Ace Otana - August 31, 2011 at 9:25 am
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - August 31, 2011 at 9:37 am
RE: Morality - by Thor - August 31, 2011 at 10:10 am
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - August 31, 2011 at 10:12 am
RE: Morality - by Citereh - August 31, 2011 at 10:31 am
RE: Morality - by frankiej - August 31, 2011 at 10:44 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - August 31, 2011 at 2:57 pm
RE: Morality - by Citereh - August 31, 2011 at 10:49 am
RE: Morality - by frankiej - August 31, 2011 at 10:51 am
RE: Morality - by downbeatplumb - August 31, 2011 at 1:37 pm
RE: Morality - by Faith No More - August 31, 2011 at 1:38 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2011 at 1:42 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2011 at 3:40 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - August 31, 2011 at 3:41 pm
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - August 31, 2011 at 3:55 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - August 31, 2011 at 7:38 pm
RE: Morality - by Ace Otana - August 31, 2011 at 3:52 pm
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - August 31, 2011 at 4:01 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2011 at 4:00 pm
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - August 31, 2011 at 4:01 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2011 at 4:05 pm
RE: Morality - by Ace Otana - August 31, 2011 at 4:08 pm
RE: Morality - by Cinjin - August 31, 2011 at 4:12 pm
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - September 1, 2011 at 3:44 am
RE: Morality - by Faith No More - September 1, 2011 at 4:41 pm
RE: Morality - by MilesTailsPrower - August 31, 2011 at 10:23 pm
RE: Morality - by Darwinian - August 31, 2011 at 10:39 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 1, 2011 at 12:17 am
RE: Morality - by Welsh cake - September 1, 2011 at 2:00 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 1, 2011 at 5:49 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - September 1, 2011 at 7:57 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 1, 2011 at 9:15 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - September 5, 2011 at 3:26 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 5, 2011 at 6:31 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - September 6, 2011 at 4:05 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 6, 2011 at 4:25 am
RE: Morality - by TeslaTrooper - September 7, 2011 at 3:50 am
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 6, 2011 at 11:30 am
RE: Morality - by Welsh cake - September 1, 2011 at 8:39 am
RE: Morality - by paintpooper - September 1, 2011 at 5:03 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 1, 2011 at 5:52 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 1, 2011 at 7:12 pm
RE: Morality - by padraic - September 2, 2011 at 1:08 am
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - September 2, 2011 at 3:37 am
RE: Morality - by padraic - September 2, 2011 at 4:45 am
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 2, 2011 at 9:58 am
RE: Morality - by KichigaiNeko - September 2, 2011 at 7:42 am
RE: Morality - by frankiej - September 2, 2011 at 7:44 am
RE: Morality - by padraic - September 2, 2011 at 8:05 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 2, 2011 at 8:20 pm
RE: Morality - by KichigaiNeko - September 2, 2011 at 7:46 am
RE: Morality - by frankiej - September 2, 2011 at 7:54 am
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - September 2, 2011 at 10:02 am
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 2, 2011 at 7:44 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 2, 2011 at 7:56 pm
RE: Morality - by padraic - September 5, 2011 at 3:53 am
RE: Morality - by Rwandrall - September 5, 2011 at 7:12 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 5, 2011 at 7:40 am
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 5, 2011 at 9:49 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 5, 2011 at 11:35 am
RE: Morality - by Rwandrall - September 5, 2011 at 5:53 pm
RE: Morality - by frankiej - September 5, 2011 at 5:54 pm
RE: Morality - by Rwandrall - September 5, 2011 at 5:57 pm
RE: Morality - by frankiej - September 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 5, 2011 at 6:51 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 5, 2011 at 10:03 pm
RE: Morality - by padraic - September 6, 2011 at 2:12 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 6, 2011 at 3:21 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 4:21 am
RE: Morality - by ThomM - September 7, 2011 at 2:41 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 7, 2011 at 3:37 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 4:20 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 7, 2011 at 4:55 pm
RE: Morality - by Diamond-Deist - September 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2011 at 3:53 pm
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - September 7, 2011 at 4:24 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 4:33 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm
RE: Morality - by thesummerqueen - September 7, 2011 at 4:34 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 5:13 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 7, 2011 at 5:20 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 5:42 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 7, 2011 at 5:47 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 7, 2011 at 6:08 pm
RE: Morality - by Diamond-Deist - September 7, 2011 at 6:13 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 7, 2011 at 6:17 pm
RE: Morality - by Diamond-Deist - September 7, 2011 at 6:26 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 7, 2011 at 6:23 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 7, 2011 at 6:51 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 5:50 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2011 at 6:19 pm
RE: Morality - by Faith No More - September 7, 2011 at 6:38 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2011 at 6:26 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 8, 2011 at 11:38 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 7, 2011 at 6:33 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2011 at 6:43 pm
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 8, 2011 at 3:13 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 8, 2011 at 3:35 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 8, 2011 at 3:46 pm
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 9, 2011 at 4:56 am
RE: Morality - by Rwandrall - September 9, 2011 at 4:52 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 9, 2011 at 4:59 am
RE: Morality - by Faith No More - September 9, 2011 at 6:04 am
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 9, 2011 at 12:26 pm
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 9, 2011 at 5:02 am
RE: Morality - by Rwandrall - September 9, 2011 at 7:39 am
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 9, 2011 at 3:10 pm
RE: Morality - by Rwandrall - September 9, 2011 at 8:35 pm
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 9, 2011 at 7:01 am
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 9, 2011 at 10:46 am
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 9, 2011 at 11:10 am
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 9, 2011 at 11:53 am
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 9, 2011 at 12:37 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 9, 2011 at 1:03 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 10, 2011 at 8:06 am
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 10, 2011 at 11:05 am
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 10, 2011 at 12:51 pm
RE: Morality - by frankiej - September 9, 2011 at 3:16 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 10, 2011 at 11:13 am
RE: Morality - by downbeatplumb - September 11, 2011 at 4:31 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 11, 2011 at 6:16 pm
RE: Morality - by padraic - September 11, 2011 at 7:36 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 11, 2011 at 9:45 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 11, 2011 at 9:27 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 11, 2011 at 9:58 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 11, 2011 at 9:47 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 11, 2011 at 10:11 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 11, 2011 at 11:09 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 11, 2011 at 11:11 pm
RE: Morality - by The Grand Nudger - September 11, 2011 at 11:13 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 11, 2011 at 11:15 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 12, 2011 at 5:00 am
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 12, 2011 at 11:10 am
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 12, 2011 at 12:49 pm
RE: Morality - by ElDinero - September 12, 2011 at 2:03 pm
RE: Morality - by Violet - September 12, 2011 at 6:34 pm
RE: Morality - by Peter44 - September 15, 2011 at 1:24 pm
RE: Morality - by Rokcet Scientist - September 15, 2011 at 6:11 pm

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