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To: Greg F
You seem so fixated on feelings as validating or invalidating morality.

If a Muslim doesn't care that you think it's wrong for him to explode himself and twenty other people, does that make you wrong?

You wanted a rational argument, please put aside your emotions and address it logically.

101 posted on 11/28/2007 7:35:58 AM PST by ahayes ("Impenetrability! That's what I say!")
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To: ahayes

Logically, your premises have no connection to each other or to your conclusion. You did not construct a syllogism.

I do not want to be hurt.
I am equal to others.
Therefore I should not steal.

I do not want to be hurt.
Stealing hurts others.
Therefore I should not steal.
(still doesn’t work even connecting the two premises)

I do not want to be hurt.
I hurt others who are my equals if I steal.
Therefore I should not steal.
(still doesn’t work . . . why not! The connecting premise is “I should not hurt others who are my equal” but that is the conclusion you are trying to prove . . . it is circular).

The premises individually don’t lead to the conclusion of altruism either: Because I do not want to be hurt I should not steal from others even when I can get away from it. Because I am equal to others I should not steal from others even when I can get away with it.


106 posted on 11/28/2007 7:50:52 AM PST by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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