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To: ArGee
If you were as worthy as I am you would not have to ask ;-)

By the way, logically, I don't have to prove any assertion I make. If you take issue with one that I make, it is your obligation to disprove it.

463 posted on 05/19/2003 5:28:32 PM PDT by muir_redwoods
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To: muir_redwoods
By the way, logically, I don't have to prove any assertion I make. If you take issue with one that I make, it is your obligation to disprove it.

No, if I say the sky is black, you have reason to ask me to prove my statement. The only reason I would not have to prove it is if it were already agreed to by you.

But since I know you can't prove your statement I will move on to my point - your assertion that you are worthy is an assertion based on a particular worldview (or morality or religion). Any political position that you may take that is based on that foundation is a religious or moral position. Governments can't help but base their actions on a religious or moral foundation since people can't help but base their opinions and/or actions on the same.

If someone else has a moral foundation that says you are not worthy of your freedom that morality has as much place in the public square as yours and whoever can pursuade the most people will win.

Unless we can agree that there is one, universal moral foundation to which all opinions and actions must conform we are left with the tyrrany of the majority.

Shalom.

464 posted on 05/20/2003 8:19:36 AM PDT by ArGee (I did not come through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man... - Gandalf)
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