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And I don't subscribe to the statement "Ideologies are transparent to those inside of them." They can be, to those not willing to look for the ways in which their subjective relationship to the world may be coloring their view. But for those willing to accept that their view is colored, there are ways to help see past that "coloration." It will never be perfect - we will always experience "coloration," but if ideology was truly transparent to us, we would never have a means for changing it.
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Morality is analogous. No two of us experience it the same way or assess action by the same framework. Our framework is influenced by our culture, religion, family, social circle, and personal experiences. The objective reality is the behavior/action we are assessing. HOW we assess it is entirely subjective. The analogy breaks down, however, when we imagine all sentient minds disappearing. With color, if all visual equipment disappears so too does color, but the wavelengths remain. With morality, if all sentient minds disappear, the concept of morality ends and so too do the actions being assessed.[/QUOTE]
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I have to admit to some curiosity. A few posts back I had the distinct sense you were getting irritated. Now I don't have that sense anymore. All in my mind? If not, what explains the change? I ask because I find irritation to be a common response to my posts on this site. It only happens here. I'm trying to figure out why.
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