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Old 01-18-2004, 07:52 PM   #13 (permalink)
pyraxis
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Re: The reverse of what you'd expect...

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Originally posted by irateplatypus
I'm just confused why some people are as passionate about the absence of something as others are about its presence.
Whether or not you believe in a god has little to do with whether you're a moral absolutist or a moral relativist. People who believe that there is only one answer to the big questions in life (whether that answer is God, logic, or whatever else) are a lot more likely to argue the point than people who believe everyone makes their own truth.
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