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To: freeeee
You miss hte entire point of the example. It doesn't matter that no one would eat there, the example is illustrative of why the libertarian philosophy is incapable of making absolute moral judgements.
315 posted on 03/19/2003 12:07:45 PM PST by Zack Nguyen
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To: Zack Nguyen
libertarian philosophy is incapable of making absolute moral judgements.

Philosophies are not capable of moral judgements, people are. Philosophies ARE moral judgements in some cases.

323 posted on 03/19/2003 12:13:03 PM PST by Protagoras
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To: Zack Nguyen
It doesn't matter that no one would eat there, the example is illustrative of why the libertarian philosophy is incapable of making absolute moral judgements.

Talk about missing the point.

There is no black market for human food. Therefore, people have morally chosen for themselves to not partake in it, and government intervention is entirely unnecessary.. That is libertarian philospohy.

329 posted on 03/19/2003 12:16:12 PM PST by freeeee
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