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To: Ichneumon; js1138
I would say that anyone who has raised a 2 yr old would agree with me. Disobedience is their natural persuasion and, without the influence of the parents or, as Hillary likes to say, the village, this trait would not be suppressed.

But I freely admit, that one's world view or religious persuasion effects their definition of morality. So the elephant in the room is which is right. If there is a right answer, then there MUST be a standard that makes it so. What makes your definition or standard of morality right and that of the terrorist wrong?

JM
674 posted on 12/13/2005 12:19:50 PM PST by JohnnyM
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To: JohnnyM

"I would say that anyone who has raised a 2 yr old would agree with me. Disobedience is their natural persuasion and, without the influence of the parents or, as Hillary likes to say, the village, this trait would not be suppressed."

Unless your child is the Bad Seed they also have a natural inclination to try to please their parents too. Children don't know enough to make moral decisions.


676 posted on 12/13/2005 12:23:56 PM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
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To: JohnnyM

My standard of morlity does not include killing people who disagree with me.

As for the two-year-old, I've raised two kids past that stage. Disobedience is not the natural persuasion, but neither is obedience. The notion of morality and evil is not particularly relevnt when dealing with toddlers.


679 posted on 12/13/2005 12:26:27 PM PST by js1138 (Great is the power of steady misrepresentation.)
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To: JohnnyM; js1138
But I freely admit, that one's world view or religious persuasion effects their definition of morality. So the elephant in the room is which is right.

Define "right" as you are using it in this sentence. Be specific and precise. If you can clarify the exact nature of your question better, I'll be glad to address it.

If there is a right answer, then there MUST be a standard that makes it so.

What's wrong with the ones I listed?

What makes your definition or standard of morality right and that of the terrorist wrong?

I asked you first -- try answering it. Furthermore, it appears that you have more necessity of answering that question, since *you're* the one with the morality based on the same standard as that of the terroists. Mine has far less need to distance itself from that of the terrorist, since mine is based on different foundations entirely.

699 posted on 12/13/2005 1:43:07 PM PST by Ichneumon
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