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2018-06-07 at 7:42 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
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2018-06-07 at 7:36 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by aldra my point was only that people disagreeing on something doesn't mean that they're all right.
as it stands morality is used and shaped as a tool for social cohesion, differently for different societies, but yes I believe there's an absolute baseline. there's no way to prove or disprove it though so I don't think it's really worth discussing
Are the only things "worth" discussing things which we can prove or disprove? I don't know if everyone would agree with that.
MmQ attempted to establish a baseline for morality by asking me if baby torture is ever morally acceptable, which some does appear to be accepted in some cultures (nonconsenual circumcision). Maybe those cultures are just "wrong" or maybe there is no baseline and morality is relative. If it's impossible for us to know, why not just treat morality as relative? -
2018-06-07 at 7:15 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by aldra I don't know about pi; I was under the impression that it's precise value was 22/7 and just can't be expressed as a single number because it's irrational but apparently that's not the case
I don't know. Do you believe morality is absolute? I think there are a lot of reasons to believe it is relative. Don't really have the time or desire to write a huge post about it. But, for example, different parts of the world developed different ideas about what is and is not moral. But I don't think any culture developed different ideas about math. 1+1 doesn't equal 3 in any culture I have heard of. Do you really think it is accurate to compare morality to math? -
2018-06-07 at 6:58 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by ohfralala I agree with morality being relative. What factor (or factors), then, would you use to determine what is best for us? Would you only consider necessary variables for survival with zero regard for emotional needs/facets.
And at that point would you say meat is absolutely necessary for survival?
I dont know. Depends on what we want to achieve I guess. If "emotional contentment" is a goal we want I think it could be ppssible to achieve it without needing to involve morality.
I don't think meat is absolutely necessary for survival.
Originally posted by aldra math isn't absolute because some people can't add
Is math absolute? I always though math was more or less an approximation of reality. Like, that why numbers like PI continue on and on forever, which is why we only use the significant digits to make approximations. -
2018-06-07 at 6:24 PM UTC in The Thread Users Go To Get Banned
Originally posted by -SpectraL https://niggasin.space/thread/21061
Kind of like when the dinosaurs would head straight to the tar pits when they knew their gig was up.
98% of the people who have gone to this thread haven't been banned though. -
2018-06-07 at 6:23 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meat
Originally posted by Lanny That's a claim but I don't think you've made much of a case for it. While Captain and I disagree on what makes a thing morally considerably I imagine we'd agree that morality is not relative. Both ability to participate in a social contract and ability to feel pain are objective qualities, and we clearly feel like the argument that follows from those objective facts and ends in moral obligations is sound, so just proclaiming that morality is relative isn't very convincing.
If morality wasn't relative we wouldn't need to argue about what is and isn't moral because everyone would already agree. -
2018-06-07 at 6:19 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-07 at 6:14 PM UTC in is there any OG NIS here who is not an unemployed druggie loser??I'm a totse OG.
I am employed. I make about $40 per hour. 40 hours per week.
I used to do more drugs when I was younger, these days I just smoke weed and drink beer. Not excessively either.
I think I have a pretty good life. -
2018-06-07 at 6:11 PM UTC in We have a moral obligation to stop eating meatMorality is relative, nobody has any obligation to adopt another's personal preferences, and I'm thinking about going so far to say that morality is irrelevant, what is "best" for us must be determined by something other than "morality".
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2018-06-07 at 3:31 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-07 at 12:52 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-07 at 11:10 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-07 at 2:27 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-07 at 12:45 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-07 at 12:14 AM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-06 at 11:09 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-06 at 10:27 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-06 at 8:29 PM UTC in The Retarded Thread: Sploo Needs Attention
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2018-06-05 at 10:55 PM UTC in Does InfinityShock have a soul?Yes, we can all see that you have many pictures of naked men.
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2018-06-05 at 1:51 AM UTC in Random Thoughts
Originally posted by ohfralala That’s not a discussion. At least not one I’m willing to put any effort into seeing as how lazy it is on your part. Sorry.
I'm posting the parts of his paper I want you to consider so we can have a discussion. I've put forth 100% more effort into having a discussion than you have. You have not suggested anything for us to talk about. You are lazy.
