You may feel that way, but I don't have as much trouble considering the nature of a character in a narrative. I find it much easier, in fact, than trying to weigh in on a living breathing person. The character in the narrative is confined to the page- the boundaries are hard, and the narrative may be re-read from many different angles.
The problem with objective morality specifically as it relates to god - is that even with a god there is still no authority. Please, explain to someone who simply can't grasp it, why morality would cease to be subjective if there were a god - why is that the qualifier?
The problem with objective morality specifically as it relates to god - is that even with a god there is still no authority. Please, explain to someone who simply can't grasp it, why morality would cease to be subjective if there were a god - why is that the qualifier?
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!
