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My own moral + ontological argument.
#31
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
http://www.youtube.com/user/richarddawki...m2Jrr0tRXk
Sam Harris goes over what I said in my last post, but I pretty much summarized it.
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#32
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
It's a simple explanation that doesn't rest on the shoulders of magical assumptions. I don't see how anyone with thoughts can possibly take issue to that explanation, or feel the need to invoke fairies instead. Trouble is, there's nothing in that explanation to beat other human beings over the head with, so it fails to satisfy some on those grounds. You know what I think it is? That explanation doesn't have the sort of perceived absolute authority and finality of the magical explanation. One actually has to consider that their own morality is not some absolute example of moral up-rightedness. That leaves very little room for unabashed pride in ones morally superior nature. Who the fuck wants to have to think about what they do and why they do it, right?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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#33
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
One of my first "arguments" on these forums... lol.

This was 7 years back in my Deist days!
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#34
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
Why are you necroing your own thread?
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(November 14, 2018 at 8:57 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Have a good day at work.  If we ever meet in a professional setting, let me answer your question now.  Yes, I DO want fries with that.
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#35
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
(April 17, 2018 at 12:02 pm)Joods Wrote: Why are you necroing your own thread?

I don't know.
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#36
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
Well then.
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(November 14, 2018 at 8:57 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: Have a good day at work.  If we ever meet in a professional setting, let me answer your question now.  Yes, I DO want fries with that.
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#37
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
Hmm. Now you've moved onto saying torture is justice. Doesn't sound like much of a moral system.
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#38
RE: My own moral + ontological argument.
(April 17, 2018 at 12:05 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:
(April 17, 2018 at 12:02 pm)Joods Wrote: Why are you necroing your own thread?

I don't know.

...You don't know why you do things?
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
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