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Part 3
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RE: Part 3
(September 16, 2013 at 2:30 pm)Drich Wrote:
(September 16, 2013 at 10:37 am)max-greece Wrote: " what is your 'morality' based on if not God?"

Seriously?

Gee - I don't know - what were Aesop's Fables based on? You think they were new then? What did the Egyptians do for morality? How about India or China? Hinduism or Buddhism?

So many different moralities.....its almost as if we could write a moral history of the world with Jesus somewhere in the middle historically.

Today our morality is a product of our history - just as it has been for every generation since time began for us.

Big Grin
So your morality is based on pop culture? What society tells you is right, and what society tells you in wrong? And if society goes off the deep end, are their any checks and balances in place to correct or preserve 'morality' as you understand it?

Before you answer, consider the pop morality you currently enjoy is way different than how it was just 20 years ago. Look at issues like smoking, how society treats gay people, how we discipline our children, How whites treat minorities.. What once was almost a soceitial mandate has now become a high crime.

If there are indeed checks and balances why the change?

I'm not asking you to try and determine whether a change is good or bad, just the fact that change happened. And then ask why did it happen? what was the catalyst? what fueled change? Now ask yourself how does this catalyst 'fuel change' and not go too far and burn through all boundries good or bad?

Remember those who do not know History are doomed to repeat it.

What seperates you and this society from others who base their morality on pop culture, that went over the edge?



Interesting approach. I'd say the biggest difference between this culture and those gone by is the erosion of religious power in Europe primarily but also in the US.

That has driven us away from traditional Christian morals to a far more tolerant society.

Does this mean that this society is perfect? Far from it. We are yet to address the immoral wielding of power by corporations and Banks. We have to address the "too big to fail" issue, the bailouts and rewarding of incompetence, the short-termism inherent in capitalism, the enslaving of management to immediate gain for shareholders whose loyalty is only to the next quarter's financial statements.

These are the issues of today in our society whilst others (Moslem cultures and Russia) appear to be intent on returning to religion based oligarchies with no regard for personal freedom.
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Part 3 - by Drich - September 14, 2013 at 2:32 pm
RE: Part 3 - by downbeatplumb - September 14, 2013 at 3:24 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 15, 2013 at 11:01 am
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 15, 2013 at 1:30 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 15, 2013 at 12:40 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 15, 2013 at 1:43 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 15, 2013 at 2:08 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 15, 2013 at 5:41 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Faith No More - September 15, 2013 at 6:03 pm
RE: Part 3 - by The Reality Salesman - September 18, 2013 at 9:37 am
RE: Part 3 - by Bad Wolf - September 15, 2013 at 2:12 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 15, 2013 at 2:58 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Bad Wolf - September 15, 2013 at 3:52 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 15, 2013 at 5:46 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Silver - September 15, 2013 at 5:48 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 15, 2013 at 2:54 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 15, 2013 at 6:15 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 15, 2013 at 10:54 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 16, 2013 at 12:11 am
RE: Part 3 - by max-greece - September 15, 2013 at 3:09 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 15, 2013 at 5:49 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Silver - September 15, 2013 at 6:13 pm
RE: Part 3 - by max-greece - September 16, 2013 at 12:12 am
RE: Part 3 - by Cinjin - September 16, 2013 at 1:52 am
RE: Part 3 - by Silver - September 15, 2013 at 5:45 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Bad Wolf - September 15, 2013 at 6:19 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 16, 2013 at 9:27 am
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 12:52 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Silver - September 16, 2013 at 4:44 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 17, 2013 at 12:03 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 17, 2013 at 1:56 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 17, 2013 at 2:43 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Waratah - September 17, 2013 at 6:49 pm
RE: Part 3 - by tokutter - September 18, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 2:44 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Silver - September 17, 2013 at 3:21 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Fidel_Castronaut - September 16, 2013 at 1:37 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 16, 2013 at 4:09 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Bad Wolf - September 16, 2013 at 4:12 pm
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RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 15, 2013 at 7:52 pm
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RE: Part 3 - by Faith No More - September 16, 2013 at 6:55 am
RE: Part 3 - by LastPoet - September 16, 2013 at 7:07 am
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 16, 2013 at 4:37 am
RE: Part 3 - by max-greece - September 16, 2013 at 10:37 am
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 16, 2013 at 2:30 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 16, 2013 at 2:51 pm
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RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 4:26 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 16, 2013 at 9:32 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 16, 2013 at 9:41 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Silver - September 16, 2013 at 9:46 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 9:59 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 17, 2013 at 2:38 am
RE: Part 3 - by max-greece - September 16, 2013 at 2:52 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 12:43 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 16, 2013 at 3:43 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 16, 2013 at 3:52 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 16, 2013 at 1:29 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 1:34 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 16, 2013 at 2:45 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 2:45 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 2:50 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Bad Wolf - September 16, 2013 at 2:55 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 4:11 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 16, 2013 at 4:44 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 16, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 16, 2013 at 10:24 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 16, 2013 at 11:21 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 17, 2013 at 12:10 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 17, 2013 at 12:28 pm
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 17, 2013 at 1:51 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 17, 2013 at 2:47 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Faith No More - September 17, 2013 at 2:54 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 17, 2013 at 2:58 pm
RE: Part 3 - by tokutter - September 17, 2013 at 3:49 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 8:25 am
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 18, 2013 at 9:16 am
RE: Part 3 - by Waratah - September 18, 2013 at 9:28 am
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 2:34 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 18, 2013 at 2:45 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Waratah - September 18, 2013 at 6:32 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 10:26 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Waratah - September 19, 2013 at 12:59 am
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 19, 2013 at 4:18 am
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 19, 2013 at 2:49 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cinjin - September 22, 2013 at 4:13 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Lemonvariable72 - September 22, 2013 at 6:11 pm
RE: Part 3 - by The Reality Salesman - September 18, 2013 at 9:42 am
RE: Part 3 - by max-greece - September 18, 2013 at 11:24 am
RE: Part 3 - by Faith No More - September 17, 2013 at 4:20 pm
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 17, 2013 at 4:24 pm
RE: Part 3 - by gall - September 18, 2013 at 9:01 am
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 17, 2013 at 4:17 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 17, 2013 at 12:27 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 17, 2013 at 12:30 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Faith No More - September 17, 2013 at 2:43 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 17, 2013 at 3:07 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 17, 2013 at 3:10 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 17, 2013 at 3:18 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 9:27 am
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 18, 2013 at 2:29 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 2:47 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 18, 2013 at 9:38 am
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 18, 2013 at 10:10 am
RE: Part 3 - by The Reality Salesman - September 18, 2013 at 10:41 am
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 18, 2013 at 10:44 am
RE: Part 3 - by The Reality Salesman - September 18, 2013 at 1:47 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Cyberman - September 18, 2013 at 2:40 pm
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 18, 2013 at 2:57 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 3:05 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Minimalist - September 18, 2013 at 6:57 pm
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 18, 2013 at 3:08 pm
RE: Part 3 - by Drich - September 18, 2013 at 3:40 pm
RE: Part 3 - by pocaracas - September 18, 2013 at 4:10 pm
RE: Part 3 - by The Reality Salesman - September 19, 2013 at 11:45 am

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