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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
quote: This is not true. A relativist can have a high standard of morality and ethics. She just doesn't expect that her standards do not have any objective reality outside of her own beliefs. -
quote: This, too, is untrue. Moral relativism no more implies logical contradictions than the fact that the standards as to what constitutes a "tall person" are arbitrary implies logical contradictions, or that the standards as to what constitutes a "hot day" are arbitrary implies logical contradictions. Unless you think that there are absolute, objective standards for "tallness" or "hotness" that should apply to all people in all cultures at all times, then you can't make this statement. Kings were put to death long before 21 January 1793. But regicides of earlier times and their followers were interested in attacking the person, not the principle, of the king. They wanted another king, and that was all. It never occurred to them that the throne could remain empty forever. -- Albert Camus
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
quote: He founded Focus on the Family. That's why. That doesn't explain anything to me. What about Focus on the Family don't you like?
quote: Huh? That's no response, you can do better. You didn't ask a question, you made a statement. You say that millions of Americans listen to the Religious Right as if it were criminal. Somebody could just as easily interpret the rantings of Michael Moore as having influenced millions of other Americans.
You asked who cares about what Dobson, Falwell, and the like think. Can it be that you are unaware that the NeoCons in the republican party have been pandering to the religious right in order to win elections? They share similar views. So how is that odd? That's like saying Planned Parenthood panders to the Democratic party. Of course they do, becuase they share the same ideologies. I would consider a more distasetful pandering of the Democrats to want illegal immigrants to have driver licences and allowed to vote, (even though we have to follow the law), just so they might be able to win. This nation is still very much red and the Dems need all the help they can get. If they can illicit the sympathies of illegal immigrants they know they can win votes. Its absolutely pathetic in my mind.
Well, if you voted for Bush, you voted for people who have imposed their religious views on me and my friends. Well, if you must know, I didn't vote for Bush the first time. The second time I didn't want to vote for Bush, per say, but anyone else would have been a wasted vote. Similarly, here in Oregon I'm voting for someone I view as the lessor of two evils. I want to vote for someone else, but he's not going to win. If I voted for him I'd be throwing away my vote and giving it the greater of two evils.
And I don't blame Kerry for being irritated. It was a rather vapid thing to say to a serious man. If he's so serious, vapid is all he can handle. We already know his sense of humor about his own military is about as funny as a swift kick to the genitals.
quote: Oh? Can I legally get married to another woman? I don't know. What state do you live in? That's for the states to decide individually. Aside from which, can I marry a little boy or girl? Can I marry my dog? Are the forces of oppression working against me? Should I run down the street, chanting, "Attica, Attica!"?
I thought Conservatives were supposed to be all about less government interference in citizen's lives? Generally speaking. That's why the Constitution party was erected. They feel that the current Republican party has departed from some of its basic tenets. In that regard I would agree. I think the governments job is to protect its citizens with a strong military and infrastructure. I think the newly instituted Dept of Homeland Security generated alot of jobs. However, there are some federal positions that are just making the government bigger unnecessarily.
Why is the gender of my fiancee the government's business? Its not. But what do you or he care either way, especially if its used for statistical purposes? "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God." -2nd Corinthians 10:4-5
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
Take them to watch abdominal surgery or a heart bypass operation and the reaction will probably be similar. Being physically disgusted at the sight of blood and internal organs is not the same as recognizing when a person is being killed. The child may associate bloody knives with killing the wo/man on the table until told what surgery is. Can you explain little severed heads coming out of the birth canal as just apart of surgery?
Why don't you take them to watch a woman dying of complications from pregnancy? You've mentioned this specious argument before which can only make me conclude that pregnancy terrifies you. Perhaps you should do yourself a favor and just never procreate. "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God." -2nd Corinthians 10:4-5
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AdminOmni Inactive Member |
nemesis_juggernaut writes: Why don't you take them to watch a woman dying of complications from pregnancy? You've mentioned this specious argument before which can only make me conclude that pregnancy terrifies you. Perhaps you should do yourself a favor and just never procreate. You are treading very close to the line, nj. I suggest you back off from personally offensive pop-psych analysis and focus on supporting your claim of speciousness. That line applies to everyone. Don't respond here. You all know the drill. Comments on moderation procedures (or wish to respond to admin messages)? - Go to: New Members: to get an understanding of what makes great posts, check out: Trust me.
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1474 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
Does this mean anything to anyone here?
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Rob  Suspended Member (Idle past 5878 days) Posts: 2297 Joined: |
Well, the point is... that our actions do not make a shred of difference. The problem with man is his heart. We are corrupt on the inside, and no outward expression of deeds can cover that.
"...For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.'" (Matthew 15) Some people are very good at putting on a mask and playing 'goodie two shoes'. Some are humanists, and some are Born of the Spirit of God, and all points in between. Others cannot cover the truth to save their own career (not that they should). Mother Theresa understood this, and said she would only go to heaven by the grace of God. With all her good deeds, she realized that she was undeserving of heaven. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." (Matthew 9:13) If you are a good and righteous person, then you will not go to heaven. If you cannot understand why, then you have missed the most important point that you can ever come to understand. And I don't have to prove it to you, for it to be true. Just as Christopher Columbus did not have to prove that the world was round. It was always round. So play your games Ringo... it doesn't bother me in the least! "A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading."(C. S. Lewis)
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nwr Member Posts: 6412 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: Member Rating: 4.5 |
Does this mean anything to anyone here?
It doesn't mean much to me. Polygraph tests are notoriously unreliable. And the report I saw doesn't say much about the particular test. I don't pretend to know what happened. The report that Haggard admitted purchasing meth from Jones, and hiring Jones for a massage, does mean more than the report on the polygraph. Regime change in Washington - midterm elections, Nov 7
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Rob  Suspended Member (Idle past 5878 days) Posts: 2297 Joined: |
If our actions determine our 'goodness', then you got to admit... the do-gooders got ya'll secular folk beat!
Are you sure? I'm sure... here's your response:http://EvC Forum: Haggard Scandal -->EvC Forum: Haggard Scandal
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
A relativist can have a high standard of morality and ethics. She just doesn't expect that her standards do not have any objective reality outside of her own beliefs. If that's true then why do so many relativists object to absolute standards? How can they claim that its 'morally wrong' for someone to subject someone else to their morals if morals are tantamount to opinions? That stops the relativist argument dead in its tracks. You say, "that's not true," means nothing to me because apparently truth is just a matter of objective opinions. You are saying that it isn't rue because you are appealing to me to follow some sort of standard. If there is no standard, there is total chaos and meaning becomes meaningless.
quote: This, too, is untrue. Read the above statement.
Moral relativism no more implies logical contradictions than the fact that the standards as to what constitutes a "tall person" are arbitrary implies logical contradictions, or that the standards as to what constitutes a "hot day" are arbitrary implies logical contradictions. Unless you think that there are absolute, objective standards for "tallness" or "hotness" that should apply to all people in all cultures at all times, then you can't make this statement. I already responded to Holmes in a similar vein. You are confusing pluralism with relativism. Being tall is a matter if opinion in most cases except the extreme; like someone who stands 7'9. And a 'hot day' might vary considerably from an Alaskan to an Arizonian. A sweltering day for an Alaskan might be 85 degrees. For an Arizonian, 85 degrees might be quite temperate. But surely you understand that there are absolutes, no matter the situation or circumstance. You cannot occupy Nepal and Zimbabwe, simultaneously. There are a plethora of similar arguments are irrespective of matters of opinion. "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God." -2nd Corinthians 10:4-5
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
Does this mean anything to anyone here? I heard that too. I wouldn't expect that man to be honest. I would expect Haggard. And whether or not the man embellished or not, does not cover up the misconduct of Haggard. The man, (sorry, I keep forgetting his name), has already stated that he came out with the story when he did to throw the election. He was keeping that in his back pocket in hopes that it would effect people's votes. "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God." -2nd Corinthians 10:4-5
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iceage  Suspended Member (Idle past 5944 days) Posts: 1024 From: Pacific Northwest Joined: |
If that's true then why do so many relativists object to absolute standards? Actually I have found Christians when pressed resort to situational ethics. For example try to rationalize "Love your Neighbor" and "Turn the Other Check" with supposed godly commands rape, pillage and genocide in the OT.
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Coragyps Member (Idle past 764 days) Posts: 5553 From: Snyder, Texas, USA Joined: |
Haggard's letter to the Coloradospringsians is online:
Unsupported Media Type Let he/she who can read draw his/her own conclusions. I'm pretty impressed, really, especially by this bit:
Please forgive my accuser. He is revealing the deception and sensuality that was in my life. Those sins, and others, need to be dealt with harshly. So, forgive him and, actually, thank God for him. I am trusting that his action will make me, my wife and family, and ultimately all of you, stronger. He didn't violate you; I did.
Edited by Coragyps, : No reason given.
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berberry Inactive Member |
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
quote: Trying to keep up with which insults are out-of-bounds and which insults are encouraged on this board is dizzying to say the least, but I for one think this insult has been used quite enough and should no longer be acceptable. We are not little children and we are not dogs. Are you so stupid that you don't think gay people are capable of giving informed consent to a legal contract? This is one of the most insulting statements I've ever encountered. If this sort of indignity is okay, would a serious comparison of christians to crustaceans be allowed? W.W.E.D.?
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
The reports I read quoted the test operator as saying the amount of stress involved made the results especially unreliable. There are good reasons why U.S. courts do not accept polygraph examinations as evidence, and even those who rely on them (FBI, CIA, prospective employers), use multiple-session results.
Given Haggard's admissions, the polygraph test seems largely irrelevant. As one writer notes:
Haggard even stopped in his car with his wife to talk to the media to say "how grateful" he and his family are that Jones failed a lie detector test ” at least on questions about a sexual relationship. But the expert who performed the test said the results could have been skewed because Jones was feeling quite haggard, with only two hours of sleep the night before. Jones will take two more tests early next week. No word on whether "grateful" Haggard is willing to take a test himself. So the polygraph process remains incomplete. If the accuser passes the next two polygraph tests, will that mean anything here? I did notice that some evangelicals have begun to blame Haggard's wife for his transgressions:
Writing in his personal blog, [Seattle Pastor] Driscoll offers his fellow pastors "some practical suggestions" on how to avoid the type of temptation that consumed Pastor Haggard. And near the top of his list? "Most pastors I know do not have satisfying, free, sexual conversations and liberties with their wives. At the risk of being even more widely despised than I currently am, I will lean over the plate and take one for the team on this. It is not uncommon to meet pastors' wives who really let themselves go; they sometimes feel that because their husband is a pastor, he is therefore trapped into fidelity, which gives them cause for laziness. A wife who lets herself go and is not sexually available to her husband in the ways that the Song of Songs is so frank about is not responsible for her husband's sin, but she may not be helping him either." Amazingly insightful pastoral care, yes? Better he should add insult to injury for Haggard's wife than keep his mouth shut and/or accept Haggard's personal responsibility for his own conduct. The infelicity of Pastor Driscoll being willing to "lean over the plate and take one for the team" is pretty droll, though. Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at any time, madam, is all that distinguishes us from the other animals. -Pierre De Beaumarchais (1732-1799)
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3991 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 6.9 |
"Turn the Other Check" That's what I wish my mortgage company would do on occasion.
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