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That's a damn fine analysis.

What's the contradiction? It's not a contradiction, but a paradox at best. It can make sense to advocate what's in someone's best interest, even if th...

I don't believe you, though. I believe that the scales tipped against it in your case, or at least you reached that conclusion, but not that nothing g...

And again, if so, then I am still very much the exception to this. I have 9,000 comments here, 12,000 posts on the old forum, and I have spent a great...

Yes. It's called common sense.

Have we got to the stage where simply calling something an instance of moral relativism is supposed to be some kind of slur or criticism? Or was that ...

If so, then I must be an exception. I do both more than the average person.

Anyway, sometimes the "mad" ones are the best ones. Who wants to be normal?

That's for you decide, is it not? Okay. And you judge that to be of equal value? Noun. mental masturbation (uncountable) (slang) Engaging in intellect...

I think there's a difference between demanding something of someone, and showing them a pathway, or inviting someone to sit under a tree for a while. ...

What happened to philosophy as therapy? Anyway, if you think it'll do you some good, escape for a while. You're holding the reins, aren't you? Speakin...

Doesn't seem to be working too well from where I'm standing. You still seem troubled. Maybe it's time to try out a different technique.

Oops, I misread your question the first time around. I read it as asking what are the risks... Nevermind. I get your point now. As in, the risks aren'...

If you say so, christian2017. I trust your impartiality in this matter. If you want an authority on Nietzsche, look up Walter Kaufman.

There's no "may" about it, and if you understand the above, then why propagate the association between the two which has already done so much damage? ...

Nods head.

With regard to God, I haven't seen any reasonable argument for making any assessment on probability whatsoever. And 50/50 is a probability assessment.

I suppose now that God is dead, and we have killed him, we could aspire to become ubermensch. Do you know of Thus Spoke Zarathustra? It's a book for a...

You needn't tak' it any further, sir! You've proved to me that all this ultra-violence and killing is wrong! Wrong and terribly wrong! I've learnt me ...

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Aaaaahhh-ahhhhhhh!! No!!! No!!! Stop it, stop it, please, I beg you!!! It's a sin!!!!! It's a sin!!! I...

But with every tear that falls, me and Crank will take another swing.

Why do you assume I have such knowledge? Whether I do or don't, the whole point was that it isn't necessary. But if I'm interested, I'll look further ...

Ah yes, whereas you have the moral high ground. You are up there, and "mere-s" is down here.

You haven't the yarbles for a drat, you droopy malchick.

No, I don't. If I did, it would be out of interest, not necessity. Google "self-sufficiency", if you have to. Or, you know, you could actually try thi...

So you don't recall what I've said on "mere", even though it was one of the first things I said to you almost 70 pages ago, and I've repeated it innum...

Then I'll do it for you. You wallow, and I'll save the day. If I burn away your worldly attachments, you'll rise up like a phoenix. And as soon as you...

Set fire to it, my droog.

Vellocet, synthmesc, drencrom... it's all good, my droog.

Ah yes. Both good tracks. "And do you have faith in God above... ...if the Bible tells you so?". "Do you believe in Rock n' Roll?" (Yes!).

I own the book and am only part way through Part One. I love what I've read so far. You seem to put a positive spin on what the author said of religio...

:rofl: Threaten him into being happy. I love it. Cheer up, or I'll kick your bloody teeth in. You don't want me and Bitter Crank turning up at your do...

Right, like I need Aristotle to give me a lecture on happiness.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e9vUCdfwlgw

Is there a parrot nearby? You've already said that. Like I said: predictable.

I didn't have something to say to you, I had something to say about you. You're so predictable that I already know to a degree of exactitude how you'l...

But you come very close. Very, very, very, very, very, very close. A long time. A long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time.

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tl;dr

Where did my "toaster" comment go? There was nothing wrong with it. The point was that my only objection to that would be that it misses the point. Th...

On the ball, as ever. Makes you wonder whether he actually read the opening post properly. Seems a tad inconsiderate to turn up to a discussion, disre...

That sums up your "argument", I think. You could have saved yourself a lot of time and effort if you had simply said that from the beginning and left ...

Me neither. But further to that point, the imperative to act as though such-and-such is a universal law can be ineffectual and redundant. I go direct ...

Can you pay closer attention, please? That's not asking for much, and it is a fair request. It is tiring correcting you all the time repeatedly. Try h...

This has probably already been said, but you neglect to consider the vital first step before reaching any conclusion on this matter, namely what exact...

Indeed. This goes back to my earlier remarks that this is not by any means a discussion of equals. I know that that might sound arrogant, but it's tru...

Why the scare quotes? Those emotions clearly fit the moral category, unlike others. Each has an explanation relating to moral judgement, such as that ...

I don't use that term at all because it isn't as accurate as the terms I use, and it adds fuel to the fire of misunderstanding. It has connotations of...

Yes, given the implicit bracketed part you choose to deliberately ignore. Don't raise your eyebrow when you're the one begging the question by deliber...

Moral relative to who's judgement? If you had any real understanding of moral relativism, then one would expect that to be reflected in the wording of...