RE: Russia embraces religious intolerance with draconian blasphemy and anti-gay laws
June 18, 2013 at 4:50 pm
(June 13, 2013 at 6:14 pm)Psykhronic Wrote: I could not tell you if people NEED a reason, but I think some shit lead a person to become a rapist. And you're right, that's not really a thing of social relativism. But my degree of social relativism does not go far - just descriptive.
How do you know your degree of social relativism is right?
Quote: And even if society A has a reason for rape- that does not make it moral. Just making sure that is clear.
Why doesn’t it? I thought you were suggesting that morals were determined by societies.
(June 13, 2013 at 6:49 pm)Ryantology Wrote: Why do I need to defend my beliefs? Against what am I defending them? What is your objection to my beliefs?
Well if you want to be rational, then you’ll have to defend your beliefs by giving rationales for them. If you wish to be irrational then you do not have to defend them at all (but also lose the ability to criticize anyone else’s beliefs), but I personally prefer rationality myself. I always find it interesting how atheists claim to love and value rationality, reason, and logic, but only until they are required to be rational, reasonable, and logical.
