I have done that. Real people, in pain and fear, cannot be unemotional about their situation. Rule 1. bites the dust at the diagnosis of cancer or the...
That is what I have been attempting to do. Your rules apply in some cases, but do not cover many of the likely scenarios that real people in the real ...
Nope. Just mentioning the realities you didn't take into account. Not what I said. I said not all families are able to think clearly or unemotionally ...
That would be true, if that had been my question. If what I did ask makes no sense to you, I'm sorry, but I can't change that. The Christian-based law...
Only, they are invested. Deeply. They just have very different points of view and beliefs. I've come across relatives with the power of attorney who a...
For some people, that's fine. Some families discuss end-of-life decisions long before the situation arises; they have time to prepare mentally and emo...
Where do you find these rational people in this situation? Not family members: they're emotional and have their own self-interest to consider - from b...
I meant that I am speaking from observation and experience, not according to what some guy wrote in 400BC or 1642AD. It's okay to quote philosophers -...
Well there was that little bit about principles, convictions and knowing what's right. But no philosophy - just observations and experience. So, what ...
Only you know your own emotions. It's never going to boil down to one simple rule. It's all very well for the ubermensch to do whatever he wants and a...
You don't have to convince me! While I would not want to live in a culture that values 'honour' -whatever they think that means - over life and happin...
We are influenced by the adults who guide us through youth, by our peers, by the media which present us with a sense of our culture, by our academic a...
The hope is that all suffering will end with life. It's false if there is a judgmental afterlife, in which suicide is against the law. Sometimes there...
Primary caregiver - not necessarily the mother, but usually - in the first two years makes the deepest impression on a child's perception of the world...
I'm not sure what 'today's' pop is. I may be hearing yesterday's over the PAS of stores - granted, not the best audio quality. If there are melodies, ...
No, it doesn't!!! I wasn't talking about a life lived to please one's mother. I was talking about a single decision to defer to her want over one's ow...
The ages were picked arbitrarily: obviously, there is some variation in the rate at which children develop. There is also variation in the innate temp...
I'm inclined to agree. I long for the stone age when songs had melody and lyrics. (Although, I do recall that in 1966 another roomer in the house had ...
As I understand it, because Bob is an incel, and they're just poor, socially awkward, misunderstood boys who have been traumatized by rejection from w...
That would be about age two. The toddler wants to stay up and eat candy. His mother tells him it's time to go to bed. The toddler wants his mother to ...
Assuming what you want is harmless and nobody would mind, if only they understood it, yes. It's an effective strategy as long as what you want is to l...
Of course. Each one of the others is also a 'you'. Some of the other people may be powerful and influential, in which case, their wants trump yours. I...
Yes, that. Not merely the image of being a good person - because both image and good are fickle words, subject to change and interpretation and POV. I...
To me "intrinsic virtuosities." is problematic, if not suspect. How do you tell intrinsic from extrinsic? How does your heart sort out the sentiments ...
Judgment is necessary. But is punishment? Is it even useful? Might it not be enough to stop the destructive person, and if you can't rehabilitate him,...
I think it starts around age 10. Children who have previously expressed self-centered demands for autonomy now begin to question the validity of their...
Because, if they are allowed to be what they are - egocentric predators - until puberty, they will be ostracized by their peers, imprisoned or killed ...
Morality is social; moreover, it's a - perhaps the - basic requirement of social life. An intelligent solitary individual can theoretically make up hi...
In order for something to be practical or useful, it would have to be purposeful. It must have a desired result. Why is one result more desired than a...
If I understand why he felt impelled to shoot me, I won't be upset about three weeks in intensive care and six months' physiotherapy? Maybe offer him ...
Legal systems are based on the prevailing moral principles. In theocracies and monarchies, the transition from commandment to law is swift and pretty ...
To understand all is to forgive all? I doubt it. And I take exception to 'lockstep' applied to willing participation in a community, or adherence to a...
'Spiritual' is a pretty vague term. Someone who was steeped in the dogma of a particular denomination in childhood carries a load of beliefs and attit...
Many may argue. I can only report what I see. Where a group has consensus in its needs, self-image and values, the moral structure doesn't have to be ...
Yes, formal systems of morality are social, not personal. The two can co-exist without very much conflict in a society that functions well - that is, ...
In the abstract, yes. On the personal level, the question becomes, is my life, in its present state worth living? It comes down from Life to my life, ...
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