RE: The logical consequences of omnipotence
February 7, 2013 at 1:32 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2013 at 1:33 pm by Esquilax.)
(February 7, 2013 at 1:23 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: Slavery isn't either bad or necessarily undesirable... infact, your 'modern societies' still contain it in many extents.
Except you have the option to quit being a wage slave.

Quote:You really want to call torture out as wholly bad and undesirable? Be my guest... I'm rather comfortable with my state engaging in such behavior
You can be comfortable with whatever you like. Doesn't make it moral.
Quote:Evolutionarily thinking... rape is actually *quite good*, as it propagates one's DNA.
There's no such thing as "evolutionary thinking." Evolution isn't a directed process, it's not striking out toward something. Yes genetic propagation is a part of the process, but we as evolved beings are quite capable of tempering that with additional moral principles that are in themselves advantageous from the viewpoint of evolution. We are a social animal, our societies are our greatest strength, and the things that aid in the maintenance of our social structure- like a prohibition on rape- are evolutionarily advantageous to humanity as a species.
Quote:Genocide is the cultural annihilation of a nation/ethnicity, politically valuable in many ways.
And yet we have sanctions against it for a reason. It's not socially healthy for everyone to be pogrom-ing on everyone else.
Quote:Child murder can be a good thing, especially since children are a massive expense which many poor people do not need.
You got a modest proposal to deal with that?

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