RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 16, 2015 at 1:52 am
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2015 at 1:53 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 16, 2015 at 1:18 am)Rhythm Wrote: Can life not be sacred to me as well? Can I not agree that hurting sacred things is wrong? Seems to me that I can, and it seems to me that I can do so while conceding the simple fact that this is my subjective appraisal of morality?
(by the by, there are no levels...life isn't a video game)
Of course you can believe those things. And you should!
But I just don't understand how you come to the definitive conclusion that something is sacred, that's all. But I fully believe that you can think so.
(So just to clarify, you believe that the life of a plant or that of a bird has as much dignity and sacredness as the life of a human being? If so, how do you reconcile pulling weeds to make your yard look nicer or killing a chicken so you can enjoy a tastier alternative to tofu?)
(June 16, 2015 at 1:18 am)Kitan Wrote: Life is life because it has nothing to do with anything except making it what it is for ourselves.
... I don't get it
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
