To: PetroniusMaximus
"Wrong. I am showing that modern societies still allow some degree of "ownership" of aspects of one individual's life by another - proof of that "ownership" being the right to deprive the "owned" one of liberty for some certain period."
Like I said, you are equating the free exchange of goods and services with slavery. Just like Marx did. All so you can obliterate the absolute evil of slavery.
"One example of slavery freely entered into is in Exodus 21"
Those are hypotheticals, and mostly disgusting examples of the worst parts of the Old Testament. That you would try to argue your case with this is not surprising.
"As defined by Jesus in Matt 5, 6 & 7"
I don't accept that as a proper definition of morality.
"So you decline.
It is because you know in your heart you are a slave."
No, your game is just a stupid one. I don't accept your premises. And I don't need lectures on morality from a slavery apologist.
467 posted on
10/17/2005 3:19:47 PM PDT by
CarolinaGuitarman
("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
To: CarolinaGuitarman
***All so you can obliterate the absolute evil of slavery.***
The nature of slavery is dependent upon the characters of the master and slave. It can not be "absolutely" evil or else there would be no one though out history who willingly entered into the arrangement - as I have shown there to be.
Besides, this is really just a smokescreen so you don't have to deal with the claim God has to your life.
*** Those are hypotheticals***
You asked for an example - you got it.
*** I don't accept that as a proper definition of morality.***
What do you accept as a "proper definition of morality"? Do you actually believe anyhting is absolutely good or evil (besides slavery).
***And I don't need lectures on morality from a slavery apologist.****
Weak arguments must, at some point, resort to name calling.
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