(February 14, 2012 at 8:09 pm)Faith No More Wrote: His argument rests on the idea that any appeal to right and wrong is an appeal to absolute right and wrong [...]
Except for the thorny problem that his argument didn't rest on such a notion. Those who actually read his articles know that he recognized and examined appeals to alternative ethical frameworks, including stories that do not appeal to any ethical framework at all. But he is saying something positive about the Judeo-Christian worldview so nobody needs to waste their time with him.
(February 14, 2012 at 8:10 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: This reminds me of a film entitled Das Boot [...]
By making sure the audience is invested in the characters and their plight, Petersen and Buchheim appeal to the foregone conclusion that human life is intrinsically valuable, an effort made all the more salient by the characters being Germans of WW2.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
