RE: Atheists only vote please: Do absolute MORAL truths exist? Is Rape ALWAYS "wr...
February 19, 2015 at 6:54 pm
(This post was last modified: February 19, 2015 at 6:59 pm by GrandizerII.)
(February 19, 2015 at 3:02 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:(February 19, 2015 at 2:06 am)Irrational Wrote: Sorry, but I just don't see any point to what seems to be appeal to emotion? Hopefully, you aren't speaking as a mod and only just a regular member with this post. I'd hate to start seeing certain topics being banned for discussion just because it triggers certain members. I think it is ok to debate the moral nature of rape so long as no one is encouraging rape here.
Excuse me? Here, we are regular members first and mods second. I am allowed to express any opinion I want here, just as anyone else is. Did you see any threat to shut the thread down or attempt to censor this discussion? No? Right.
Appeal to emotion? Fine. I'm guilty when it comes to rape. I've been raped myself, and now I'm a volunteer advocate for sexual assault victims. I see raped people all the time. I'm the one who sits with them, usually immediately following their rapes, while they're drilled by a cop and examined by a forensic nurse. When people are actually discussing whether rape can ever be morally right, I have a big problem with it, and it's easy to lose respect for anyone who says it can; whether you're going to call it objective or subjective, I don't give a shit. It's wrong, and anyone who says otherwise can go ahead and fuck off. Yeah, I'm emotional.
Nothing wrong with feeling unpleasant emotions regarding rape. I'm not trying to deprive you of that. Really sorry for what you went through.
It's just no one here is saying they believe it's right. So when anyone here says it's not objectively wrong, this is only because the nature of morality itself is being questioned as objective. At the end of the day, rape is wrong for most people. People should have the right to express philosophical opinions on morality without being shamed about it.
(February 19, 2015 at 6:52 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote: Maybe you shouldn't post like an asshole, then. I don't see an apology yet from you for questioning my objectivity.
No, you don't get to "demand" an apology from me. I apologize when I have to.
Sigh ... I better stop posting in these forums. It's not for me.
