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To: Tribune7
If we make human wisdom the absolute authority we can justify killing babies because there are too many people.

'We' do? - Maybe you see that as rational thinking, -- but I can't imagine why.

But can you explain why that isn't rational?

You're thinking is irrational on different levels.
1)- No one here is justifing "killing babies".
2)- No one here is justifing "killing babies because there are too many people".
3)- No one here is claiming that human wisdom is absolute.
4) No one here is claiming that human wisdom ~must~ be the absolute authority. -- But, - we have no evidence of other authority.

117 posted on 09/22/2003 11:19:38 AM PDT by tpaine ( I'm trying to be Mr Nice Guy, but politics keep getting in me way. ArnieRino for Governator)
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To: tpaine
1)- No one here is justifing "killing babies".

But people claiming that morality can be solely based on human reason have. In fact, every worldview that I can think that has made this claim has justified doing so.

4) No one here is claiming that human wisdom ~must~ be the absolute authority. -- But, - we have no evidence of other authority

Sure you do. You got the testimony of lots of people. Or you can weigh socities sincerely based that human rights are endowed by a creator with those that are not.

119 posted on 09/22/2003 11:33:54 AM PDT by Tribune7
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