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"Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostThe appeal to moral outrage it isn't a logical response to a logical argument. There are reasons why Starlight is wrong. "Monstrous" doesn't explain why it's wrong."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by Starlight View Post? I wouldn't have thought it possible to construct any sort of logically consistent moral view based on potential. And I find labeling it 'traditional' to be weird..."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostUmmm, you seriously need an explanation of why it is immoral to kill 1 year old kids?"Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostDon't forget you were whining and bemoaning the death of whales more than you do any human beings too. So to you a whale is more worthy of life than an infant.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostGiven that the argument is a logical one, then yes. The appeal to moral outrage is still a fallacy no matter how strongly we feel about it."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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I have to admit to being with Guaca on this one. I too find these things to be immoral - but if someone is going to make a case for WHY they are immoral, it needs to be grounded in reason. Moral outrage is not an argument - and using it as one is a logical fallacy. If someone has proposed that this action is moral, "but that's just awful!" (appeal to disgust) or "nobody agrees with you" (appeal to authority or consensus) or "you're crazy" (ad hominem) are simply logical fallacies. They don't respond to the argument rationally.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostI have to admit to being with Guaca on this one. I too find these things to be immoral - but if someone is going to make a case for WHY they are immoral, it needs to be grounded in reason. Moral outrage is not an argument - and using it as one is a logical fallacy. If someone has proposed that this action is moral, "but that's just awful!" (appeal to disgust) or "nobody agrees with you" (appeal to authority or consensus) or "you're crazy" (ad hominem) are simply logical fallacies. They don't respond to the argument rationally."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostWhat happens when you treat an entire group of people as disposable cattle? What groups historically have done this and how well did it end last time it was tried?The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostI would accept the contradiction of universalizing the proposal as a rational argument. It is one of the foundations for my own moral code.
What happens when you begin treating a group of people as though they can be treated and disposed of as though they are animals?"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View PostNot all societies are worth employing their ideas, but you seem to avoid the question so I ask again.
What happens when you begin treating a group of people as though they can be treated and disposed of as though they are animals?my post affirmed that your new argument was a logical one, Pixie - and mirrored a logical tool I use in constructing my own moral code. It wasn't a challenge, an avoidance, or a disagreement.
The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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I think that it's immoral.
...everyone finds treating humans as cattle to be a pretty evil idea.
fwiw,
guacamole"Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostUmmmmy post affirmed that your new argument was a logical one, Pixie - and mirrored a logical tool I use in constructing my own moral code. It wasn't a challenge, an avoidance, or a disagreement.
"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostI think that it's immoral.
Apparently not. In any case, the morality or wickedness of an action has nothing to do with popular opinion.
fwiw,
guacamole"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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