(October 31, 2012 at 12:03 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Do we have an authority?Do we? You tell me, is someone else an authority on what you prefer? If you say that you value red more than blue, and someone else says that you value blue more than red...who's authority should I accept with regards to your values?
Quote: In my perception, I look for a "spiritual metaphysical guide voice" within the soul. But if I believe something is true simply because I believe it, then this very irrational.Curiously this authority must still be "within" you somehow, why do you suppose that is? Do you like red because you believe you like red?
Quote:Do we really have an authority to chose to prefer one action over another?Is there some other kind of god? lol. Choosing an action and choosing what to value aren't entirely equivalent, now are they? To say that you are an authority on your favorite color does not imply that you have the authority to take certain action based upon your preference (and authority over it).
Or as some Christians say, are we turning ourselves into false gods?
Quote:That is true. But if we don't believe we are right or if there is any basis to our judgement, we wouldn't be making any judgements either.It would be difficult to imagine how you could be "wrong" about your own opinions, so long as they were consistent, and even then, I don't know that being inconsistent equates to being wrong.
Quote:I think Starcraft 2 is one of the best games invented ever. I enjoy it a lot.The two of you can elaborate upon your position, suppose I say that it is one of the best games ever because it is well polished, the ui is intuitive, and further develops a wildly succesful IP. I promise you that some bean counter at Blizzard made this exact case as impassionately as a rock.
Another person thinks games are a waste of time.
Quote:But we are just following our passions here. But I can't really love Starcraft 2 as much as I do, if I don't believe it's one of the best games ever invented either.If the subject is passion, specifically your own, what other authority applies?
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