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Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:57 am to
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:57 am to
With no moral compass like the 10 commandments, isn't it possible for ones moral code to include that random murder is just fine?
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 4/29/17 at 6:59 am to
Sure, but it's possible it could include killing with them.

It's also possible to not include killing without them.
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:00 am to
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That is the face of the progressives' anti-science wing.


Realityphobes
Posted by OTIS2
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Posted on 4/29/17 at 7:21 am to
WTF did I just watch???
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 8:19 am to
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This is the only part that matters to my point. It's why you do it. It's why you all do it.
I thought you harped on cherry-picking in an earlier post. There's a reason why I said more than "yes and no", because I wanted to explain my answer rather than having my answer explained to me. You might be satisfied without explaining nuance but there is a lot of nuance to life and a lot of it needs explanation in order to have clarity of understanding.

I don't care what people think about me. I do care that the message of the cross is proclaimed. That's why I had to clarify my answer, but you found a way to ignore it anyway and interpret it how you wanted to.

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That isn't what I said. I don't care about your beliefs and I won't have a debate with you about them. I'm also not going to let you drive the discussion in that direction. It isn't your fault. I realize your beliefs don't allow you to refrain from that. I just don't feel the need to participate
Incredible. So, in a public discussion forum where people are encouraged to participate in discourse, you don't want a poster to make points about their worldview (like everyone else does) because you don't want to debate the finer points of said worldview and its relevance to life and practice? Everyone else is essentially doing the same thing when they post, they just aren't getting into the nitty-gritty of their underlying assumptions that cause them to make their comments.

Instead of ignoring me completely, you respond with cryptic, short answers which aren't really answers and then go on to say it's because you don't want me to drive the discussion. What? Is that how intellectual discussions are supposed to work? I'd have more respect for someone ignoring me completely than playing that game (not that you care). Regardless. I will continue on because if anyone else reads these responses, I'd like for them to see that someone who holds to my worldview is perfectly capable of advancing their belief system in a rational way and that I'm more than happy to attempt an answer for charge you have, as that's how discussion is supposed to work.

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It's a great place to be. I'm completely fine with you believing what you want to believe, right up to the point where you claim that those beliefs give you objective morality that only your religion is capable of providing
I seem to have hit a nerve, yet instead of shooting back a cogent rebuttal, you simply state that you don't like what I'm saying. Where is your defense? That's what I've been harping on as you say I'm wrong and then leave it at that. If you didn't care, you would ignore it like you've ignored the vast majority of what I've written. You seem to care enough to respond but you don't care enough to really respond; to give a cogent defense of why you are right and why I am wrong. It's why I said it's "strange". You care but you don't care.

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That's how not participating works. I won't give you the validity you seek.
You have a strange (there it is again) way of expressing your non-participation by continue to participate, just without anything substantive to say. I'm not seeking any validity from you. I'm trying to have a discussion.

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Indeed, and it went nowhere last time
My arguments weren't rebutted then, either, if I recall correctly. You continue participation in a discussion without really discussing anything. It's difficult to make progress that way.

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Christianity only offers this in conjunction with faith. That alone removes objectivity from your views. It's dishonest to continue to make this claim.
If God exists, He does so whether you or I believe He does or not. That's what objectivity means: you don't have to believe it in order for it to be valid.

The argument I've been trying to make is this: you have a view on morality and I have a view on morality. If you are right, then there cannot be an objective moral standard. If I am right, then there is an objective moral standard.

If I'm wrong and there is no God, then no matter what else anyone believes, morality would be completely subjective and there would be no basis to judge one standard as better or worse than another except through the concept of "might makes right", which is what I said previously and to which you took exception. So as I see it, you have no rational basis for saying I (or anyone else, for that matter) is objectively wrong.

Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
71381 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 9:06 am to
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I thought you harped on cherry-picking in an earlier post.


Cherry-picking data.

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make points about their worldview


Make all the points you like. I don't need to address them.

I simply have no interest in convincing you away from your beliefs. It's weird that this bothers you.

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Is that how intellectual discussions are supposed to work?


Once again and as many times as necessary, I have zero interest in discussing your beliefs. We both know there is nothing I can say to change those beliefs and I'll not waste my time.

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I seem to have hit a nerve


This is the least accurate thing you've posted so far.

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you simply state that you don't like what I'm saying


Nah. I'm indifferent.

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non-participation


Where did I say I wouldn't participate in the discussion?

(I didn't)

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If God exists, He does so whether you or I believe He does or not. That's what objectivity means: you don't have to believe it in order for it to be valid.


The existence of a god is separate from the morality of Christianity. If Christianity is given any seriousness, it's entirely possible that a god or gods exist that have nothing to do with your particular religion. It wouldn't even need to be a god.

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If I'm wrong and there is no God, then no matter what else anyone believes, morality would be completely subjective and there would be no basis to judge one standard as better or worse


Incorrect. There are numerous possibilities that don't involve your chosen god.
Posted by Champagne
Already Conquered USA.
Member since Oct 2007
48288 posts
Posted on 4/29/17 at 10:38 am to
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This is very good. The more degenerate the institutions of the republic become, the more clear the pathway for Caesar shall be.


Indeed. I also agree that the degenerate contempt that Democrats have for the way things are supposed to work are going to lead to the demise of the US Republic and the rise of a Dictatorship. However, that Dictatorship will probably be a Leftist/Democrat/Globalist dictatorship.

This process could take AT LEAST one-hundred years, IMHO, so it will be gradual.
Posted by Dick Leverage
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Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 4/29/17 at 2:10 pm to

"Incorrect. There are numerous possibilities that don't involve your chosen god."

Such as?
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 11:42 am to
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Cherry-picking data.
What data were you referring to when you previously said "Only if you believe in the mythology. Cherry-picking, or worse, using religion for control of other people is far worse than anything atheism has ever or will ever do." Your statement was in response to this quotation of mine, "It does, because it recognizes a singular law-giver that is above humanity that will hold all people accountable to it."

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Make all the points you like. I don't need to address them.
Isn't that the point of a back-and-forth discussion like this one? Point and counter-point? If you don't want to do that then what is your goal in responding?

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I simply have no interest in convincing you away from your beliefs. It's weird that this bothers you.
It doesn't bother me, it's just strange that you continue to say you don't care while going out of your way to respond. Seems to be contradictory. I'm actually not concerned with changing your mind, either. If it happens then great, but I'm more concerned with others reading this exchange and hoping to provide some insight into my beliefs and how they can be used to rationally address what is wrong with society as well as show the folly of irrational worldviews that they might hold to, themselves.

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Once again and as many times as necessary, I have zero interest in discussing your beliefs. We both know there is nothing I can say to change those beliefs and I'll not waste my time.
As I've said before, it appears to be contradictory to say you don't care about discussing my beliefs and that it is a waste of time while taking the time to respond to me and say over and over that you don't care what I believe. At the very least I would think you would want to show others how seriously wrong I am.

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This is the least accurate thing you've posted so far.
You seem to be bothered by my "claim that [my] beliefs give [me] objective morality that only [my] religion is capable of providing" to the point of needing to continue to respond to it even though you aren't offering any specific rebuttal other than to say I'm wrong. If my truth claims aren't hitting a nerve, then good, but your reaction would suggest otherwise.

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Nah. I'm indifferent.
You claim indifference yet you are making quite the effort to say that I'm wrong. That doesn't compute unless you are being contrarian for the sake of contrarianism and you have to have the last word regardless of how you personally feel about an issue. You also stated previously (I just quoted it in the previous section) that you are fine with what I believe up until the point of my claim of exclusive moral objectivity. That doesn't sound like indifference.

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Where did I say I wouldn't participate in the discussion?

(I didn't)
I said that you aren't offering any response and you said "That's how not participating works." If you didn't mean non-participation from that statement, you have a strange way of expressing it. Maybe you'd like to clarify what you meant?

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The existence of a god is separate from the morality of Christianity. If Christianity is given any seriousness, it's entirely possible that a god or gods exist that have nothing to do with your particular religion. It wouldn't even need to be a god.
The morality as provided in Christianity is directly tied to the God of Christianity which has certain attributes, such as immutability, omnipotence, and moral purity or purity in character. The morality of the religion reflects the God of the religion.

An objective moral code would require a god to exist that not only creates a moral law/code but upholds and enforces it, otherwise such a moral code might technically be objective from a human perspective but it doesn't matter if it's obeyed since there is no repercussions for not doing so and talking about one would then be meaningless.

A god or sentient being would be needed in order to create and enforce a moral law. Some sort of force couldn't do it as it would require sentience of some kind or another as a prerequisite.

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Incorrect. There are numerous possibilities that don't involve your chosen god.
What other possibilities are you referring to that would allow for an objective moral standard that people should live by?
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
62869 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 12:17 pm to
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I don't when I don't care if you agree with me or not. I could write you a novel, and you won't change your mind.


If you really wanted people to believe that you would actually say something substantive if you thought it would sway people's opinion, you'd acknowledge (at least to yourself) that the person to whom you're responding isn't the only person reading your posts.

A spectator can only assume that the extent of your ideas and thought processes do not go beyond simply saying "you're wrong."

I know you don't care, fwiw.
Posted by LSUfanatic60
ocean springs ms
Member since Feb 2009
1960 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 12:59 pm to
I watched the episode and for the life of me I cant figure out how you can have science show on sex/gender and not mention reproduction once

my quote on the show from M/TV board;
the show is just BAD!!! It was the least scientific science show I have ever seen. It is a poor attempt to copy Penn & Teller: bullshite (which is awesome)

I actually enjoy seeing opposing views, it makes you think. But this is just some "famous" guy yelling at you and using modern day actors/comedians to try and influence you to a political point of view.

If I want to watch a science show ill just rewatch the Neil deGrasse Tyson show
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
71381 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 1:10 pm to
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you are making quite the effort




You think so?

Responding to you takes little time, and I will not get into your beliefs. I'm happy to discuss anything you like, so long as you don't rely on your beliefs or your chosen mythology to make your points. Refrain from that, and we can move forward.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
146612 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 1:37 pm to
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
71381 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 1:47 pm to
What's up, creeper.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41648 posts
Posted on 5/1/17 at 2:26 pm to
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You think so?

Responding to you takes little time, and I will not get into your beliefs.
Reading my posts, selecting out choice words and phrases, and crafting a response does take some effort, and you are doing it time and time again, all to say that you don't care. Yeah, it might not be a huge time waste to you but you are taking some time and putting forth some effort to offer nothing constructive to the discussion. Even those things which you take issue to you aren't offering any substantive response or rebuttal. So again, what do you hope to accomplish by continuing to respond without offering a response?

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I'm happy to discuss anything you like, so long as you don't rely on your beliefs or your chosen mythology to make your points. Refrain from that, and we can move forward.
That's quite the condition you are putting on me. I reject that condition as I don't require you to change your beliefs or worldview in order for me to interact with you.

Every person has a worldview that shapes how they see things and interpret their experiences and the information they process. There are certain presuppositions that go into worldviews, such as the reliability of our senses, the universal consistency of the laws of logic, etc. One of those fundamental assumptions is whether or not there is a higher power that has created or influenced the universe (including humans) and our responsibility (or lack thereof) to it.

A person who believes in the supernatural, the immaterial, and a deity or higher power is going to look at the world, natural laws, morality, and human interaction differently than a person who believes in the natural only, the material only, and no deity's or higher power's existence. What you are essentially doing is asking me to discard my worldview and accept your own in order for you to have a discussion. I cannot do that and I wouldn't ask you to discard your own worldview in order to have a discussion with me. What I am seeking to do is show you (and others) how your worldview is inconsistent and irrational while mine is consistent and rational. If you want to condescend to me and have that discussion, I'm all for it.
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