RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
November 27, 2011 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2011 at 12:40 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It's a simple explanation that doesn't rest on the shoulders of magical assumptions. I don't see how anyone with thoughts can possibly take issue to that explanation, or feel the need to invoke fairies instead. Trouble is, there's nothing in that explanation to beat other human beings over the head with, so it fails to satisfy some on those grounds. You know what I think it is? That explanation doesn't have the sort of perceived absolute authority and finality of the magical explanation. One actually has to consider that their own morality is not some absolute example of moral up-rightedness. That leaves very little room for unabashed pride in ones morally superior nature. Who the fuck wants to have to think about what they do and why they do it, right?
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