(June 24, 2013 at 6:02 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote:(June 22, 2013 at 6:07 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Does it contribute to the betterment of society as a whole? That's the ultimate standard for me. Ethics, justice and codes of law come not from what a lightning bolt wrote on some tablets on Mount Sinai, but from the realisation that we need to live together in peace. Why is that so hard?
How do you determine the betterment of society? How do you know that is the standard? Did you just come up with that on your own?
How does one determine betterment of society? Well, does it lead to a decrease in bad things like crime, and does it lead to people living together in peace? And, seriously, the theory that codes of law, justice, and ethics comes from the need to live together in peace isn't anything new. These ideas reach back as far as Hobbes, Epicurus, and King Ashoka of India. And, really, it shouldn't be that hard to figure out.
Quote:I notice you kept my post in, and completely trimmed the reference to ChadWooters' post that claimed that Planned Parenthood mass murders every infant and child in cities. And I linked to it.Quote: Where did Planned Parenthood state that they planned to kill every infant, fetus, and child in a given city?I guess as long as they’re not killing every child they’re ok, eh?
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