RE: Atheists only vote please: Do absolute MORAL truths exist? Is Rape ALWAYS "wr...
October 30, 2014 at 11:10 pm
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2014 at 11:17 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(October 30, 2014 at 10:57 pm)Tsun Tsu Wrote: So do you think then that those who find rape acceptable and good are right?It wouldn't (and doesn't) matter what I think. That hypothetical cultures norms would not be based upon my thoughts. They have no relevance or bearing on the situation as we have described it.
Quote: It's not wrong because they deem it acceptable to rape?-To them. Poorly formed question, of course - for the same reason as last time. Are you taking any of this in or do you have a script, if so, just get to the moneyshot.
Quote:Or would you say there is a higher truth that trumps their opinion, and they are still wrong whether anyone recognizes it or not?If they were wrong, it wouldn't be because of any "higher truth" that I possess. Again, like before, whatever it is I possess, either truth or opinion or -invent a word if you like- it's all irrelevant to the point at hand.
Quote:Is there a higher truth that makes rape WRONG or EVIL despite consensus or opinion? If is IS true that they are wrong and rape is wrong regardless, then we have a truth that is universal AND absolute.How should I know? Am I in the "higher truth" business? That's an -if- you'll have to turn into an -is-, until then...
(I've always wondered about that phrase, btw..."A higher truth" - how does one go about giving something that attribute? What's a lower truth, is there a scale? Are some truths is just taller than others or is there a shelf? Whats going on here...what's the story?)
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