RE: Genocide in the Old Testament
September 19, 2013 at 11:05 am
(This post was last modified: September 19, 2013 at 11:07 am by Ryantology.)
(September 19, 2013 at 10:47 am)John V Wrote: It's not special pleading to apply concepts differently to different objects. It wouldn't be special pleading, for instance, to tell a 5-year-old that he shouldn't drink beer while I have a beer in my hand, because adults can presumably handle the effects of beer better than 5-year-olds.
If you tell a child that you will punish him if you see him hit a girl, and then turn around and beat up his mother? If you insist that the rules only apply to people not in authority, that's special pleading.
Quote:Whiskey tango... do any of you people pay attention to what I write? It seems that you're just arguing against the stereotype in your head. I have said repeatedly on this forum that no, I do not believe that there is such a thing as objective morality. It's no "admission," it's been my position all along.
My apologies.