RE: Do you wish there's a god?
April 4, 2019 at 4:23 pm
(This post was last modified: April 4, 2019 at 4:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 4, 2019 at 4:22 pm)Acrobat Wrote:You may see it that way, but we've already determined that while a given act with moral import or content might also possess some aesthetic quality it;s also possible that it doesnt.(April 4, 2019 at 4:03 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Killing the enemy is good. Ugly as shit, but a moral imperative. Providing affection for my children is good, also beautiful. Adhering to the speed limit is good, but is neither ugly nor beautiful.
Killing our enemies because we enjoy torturing mutilating people to death isn’t good.
Killing our enemies to preserve human life, the peace and harmony of the larger society, is good. Preserving human life is a beautiful thing, the harmony and peace of society is beautiful thing as well.
That they are distinct from each other, variable, and so..coincidental. Most of the preserving society and harmony and all that jazz is done in a cubicle by completely bored people who see an endless litany of spreadsheets that aren;t particularly beautiful or ugly. You get the odd nutball with a fetish, ofc.
I'm not particularly interested in killing the enemy for either of those reasons...and it's always ugly to me regardless of why it's done.
-and we're still left wondering what, if any of it, has to do with gods.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
