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My supporting POV on selfishness motivating human moral values
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RE: My supporting POV on selfishness motivating human moral values
June 29, 2015 at 12:27 am
(June 29, 2015 at 12:00 am)smax Wrote:
(June 28, 2015 at 11:05 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I wouldn't all-caps "literally" when the thing you're saying is false.  Thanksgiving is IMPLICITLY CONNECTED to Native American slaughter.  It is "literally" about giving thanks, to the natives and to God, for bounty provided in time of need.

Do you really think that? Do you really think that a celebration in the spirit of appreciating Native Americans was being observed while these same natives were progressively being raped, slaved, and flat out murdered nearly out of existence?
Yes, I do think that, because that's what "literally" means.  Literally, Thanksgiving is a giving of thanks.
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RE: My supporting POV on selfishness motivating human moral values - by bennyboy - June 29, 2015 at 12:27 am

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