It has been a privilege to witness a great number of intelligent posts from Mr. Khepera and from Mr. WWJDN.
They both add a lot to the FreeRepublic forum.
As does Mr. ArGee, whom I thank for the ping to this thread.
Posted on 02/01/2002 7:13:38 AM PST by Sir Gawain
It is considered cowardly. (not to mention a bit of an obsession)
To whom does your life belong? All else proceeds from the answer...
Even more, all in the name of Science.
You speak of truth and for truth, yet the people you are speaking against have re-defined truth to mean "a repeatable physical experiment." Anything else, they will argue, is subjective. Keep in mind that most have said that love is simply an electro-chemical reaction in the brain and, therefore, real. If it weren't an electro-chemical reaction in the brain they would not declare it real.
So, the fact that a certain moral standard has withstood the test of time, always working to uphold the rights of society and its memebers without fail will not make that moral standard "true" to the likes of them. In addition, the fact that every other moral standard has failed to uphold the rights of society and its members does not prove that moral standard as "true" to them.
Since they have so narrowly defined "truth", they deny your right to argue that a particular moral standard is true, and therefore worthy of support, encouragement, or enforcement on the part of society.
What we need to do is ignore them and stand on what we know. Most people won't accept this narrow definition of truth. They know which moral values are right and which are wrong. People like you and me just need to give them permission to give voice to what they know - no matter how loudly the adherants of Scientism try to shout us down.
Shalom.
Uhhh, without the electro-chemical reaction, there would be no "love", and thus the reality of something not experienced would be impossible to debate.
I see that the great slobbering hound of obscurantism, Khepera, now has a yappy little sidekick, 'Who Wants Jack Daniels Now'.
Frankly, neither of you is amusing enough to spar with. Go away.
It has been a privilege to witness a great number of intelligent posts from Mr. Khepera and from Mr. WWJDN.
They both add a lot to the FreeRepublic forum.
As does Mr. ArGee, whom I thank for the ping to this thread.
With that, I completely agree!
Where?
A. The state
B. You
C. God
D. Whoever can control it
E. None of the above
If you've detected intelligence from that source, I think aliens are messing with your personal magnetic field; adjust tinfoil helmet.
Shake your compass.
Nope - it's an essay question.
GIANT SUCKING SOUND
In fact, laws are built the old-fashioned way, on a foundation of 'interest'.
That's why it's important to keep politicians and lawyers on a short leash; they'll ALWAYS run with whatever power EXISTS.
No idealists they. ;^)
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