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Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by politicophile
I think I have explained my position to the best of my ability, so I'm more or less done here. If you don't understand why having a moral objection to individuals having moral objections is self-contradictory, I can't help you. This isn't about tu quoque fallacies because the point I am trying to prove is that people do (and should) make moral judgments about others. By pointing out that other people make moral judgments in the same way I do, I was attempting to directly advance that argument. The inapplicability of this term will become clear if you reread the acticle from which I quoted when I introduced it.
Although the group's general moral judgments towards me have been harsh, they have nonetheless reinforced my claim that everyone makes such judgments. In fact, the general concensus seems to be that moral judgments should be morally judged to be inappropriate. If nothing else, the entire situation has given me a new appreciation for irony.
Ignoring ndawg's continued, repeated attacks on my intelligence and character, I would like to clarify an earlier statement that has recently been misconstrued: When I said "I don't have to be perfect to know that what you're doing is wrong. You are a worse person because you smoke. Period." what I meant was "You are a worse person because you smoke than you would be if you did not. Period." I did NOT mean "You are a worse person than me because you smoke. Period."
You may resume your insults now.
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well then you should have totally understood my quote below since it is EXACTLY what you were trying to point out. I pointed out the absurdity of it with my sarcasm "What can I insert into there and not live and let live, imposing my morality and code among others." To me that's just as obvious as pointing out that water is wet.
Apparently you now are stating that this is exactly the point you were trying to make in the other thread AND in this one. Am I wrong in that observation?
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Interesting to be able to inject morality into anything.
You are a worse person because you [insert thing you don't like here]. Period.
That's pretty cool.
What can I insert into there and not live and let live, imposing my morality and code among others.
Homosexuality
Multiple Sex Partners
Anal Sex
Oral Sex
Bad Thoughts
Vegatarians
Meat Eaters
Sugar Eaters
Wheat Eaters
Hunters
Fishers
wow politicophile, this is cool. Thanks for that sentence. It's going to come in handy one day.
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