What IS good, and how do we determine it?

[Catholic_Lady]

The act of stealing, in and of itself, is an inherently immoral action.

But if you steal because it is the only way you'll be able to save a person, your culpability will be greatly lessened, if not completely eliminated.

What about this is objective, then?

The act. Stealing is inherently wrong.

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I give you my interpretation of that paragraph, and you respond with telling me you don't believe that this is actually my honest interpretation and that I'm deliberately cherry picking.

I'm not saying your cherry-picking is deliberate.  We all suffer bias, at one level or another.

I don't know what else to tell you. We cannot have a discussion about this if you don't believe I am being honest. At least I questioned your honesty and asked you to correct me if I'm wrong, rather than just assuming you were being dishonest and using that as my argument.

I'm sorry if you thought I was doubting your integrity.  I am not.  I am saying that you can cherry-pick without understanding it to be happening.

No problem. I am not looking for apologies. I am merely saying that I cannot have a productive discussion with someone who assumes I am being dishonest and using that as an argument.

I haven't done this.

I will point out that you never did answer my questions about the slapping of the cheek and the stealing of the coat.

I've been largely on my phone the last couple of days, and I often miss more posts because of that.  Might you point me to those questions that I may answer them for you?

will do.

I tried to register there, and got the message that they were not accepting new registrations:

I appreciate the apology. Sorry I was being short. 

Hopefully registration will be re enabled soon. I have no idea what the deal is.