Brett

Something that comes out of the climate change crisis is that we are not, after all, a global community. Scratch that one. We’re all states with our o...

Sorry it didn't open the first time so i went back. Thanks.

Are they devastating or not? We need to know what we’re dealing with. How do you deal with potential? How radical should our response be, in response ...

Even if this is the thing required I’m not sure if the cure is better than the disease. Can we handle such radical, quick transformation?

What exactly are we contemplating? I’d like to hear specifics, not just that sea levels will rise, but what life would be like? Not all of us live nea...

What sort of system, what sort of government, would be needed to enact this. Does it mean people may have to move to seek work? Would the government t...

What do you imagine the psychological consequences would be to this happening in such a short time. I imagine huge consequences.

Unless .... I daren’t say it.

Well of course ‘economic recovery’ would be viewed in a different sense. What’s an economic recovery? I imagine the effects of climate change as imagi...

That sounds like China.

I don’t know if you can say that for a fact. It does seem to me that the effects of climate change would be far slower than an economic catastrophe in...

Too late for what?

I’ve been thinking about this and in relation to other posts, and from memory I may have disagreed. But on reflection there’s no reason that this shou...

Okay, but do you feel like elaborating on this? Edit: sorry, forget that. I was confused for a moment over pro and anti.

There is no failed moral ideology. There is a deeply problematic society. I would not assume what you call a ‘failed moral ideology’ is behind it. The...

Well I’m not actually for it. But you raise some interesting points.

Yes, I agree there. We may be at that point now. But what should we do?

How do you see this panning out with licensing for parents? What would be the consequences?

I do.

I do find the word ‘faith’ fraught with problems. Mainly because with some people it’s like a red rag to a bull? But I can still use it comfortably wi...

This almost reads like an act of faith. Should it?

I can’t understand what your referring to. It’s like you’re addressing another OP.

In that sense you have a fair point. And I don’t doubt that the world would be a better place if we control who has children. I wish I could have more...

Lovely post.

Where did you get that from?

How so?

The problem I have with this idea is what is the best way to raise a child. Once you were a poor parent if you didn’t instil Christian values in them....

That’s enough for me. Yes, when we address them it is subjective. But the underlying impetus is objective in the sense that it exists independently of...

I’ve read these sort of comments before. Why do you think that’s what’s happening? Why do you think it’s true?

Objective reality; That which exists that is independent of the human mind. In evolution the development of physical attributes is independent of the ...

Sorry, I’ve read your post a few times and I can’t make sense of what you’re getting at. Can you summarise it?

Of course we share them. The fact that there are people who can commit acts of evil does not mean that the vast majority of people do not share simila...

I’m not sure if I’m saying people are dumb if they couldn’t separate subjectivity from objectivity. Even today there are people who cannot see past th...

Yes, I agree with this and it contributes towards the thoughts I have. But I also feel that in early stages the ‘good interactional behaviour’ was mor...

I suppose I hadn’t made it very clear in my posts how far back I’m referring to. But I am talking about a period much earlier than the one you mention...

Responsibility and proud or ashamed, they’re not really the same are they? Feeling responsible for them doesn’t include pride or shame, does it? I don...

I’m not saying that we don’t or can’t act immorally. History makes that very clear. And it’s a very tired argument that we know what is immoral becaus...

You said ‘of course consensus fluctuates’, but you did not address the remainder of the sentence. So I’m assuming you believe morals fluctuate, or do ...

I looked at your topic history. Your ideas are obviously fixed. I’m not convinced, but I’ll do more reading on the subject.

How so?

There have been times that couples preferred a male child and viewed a female child as a burden. There are cultures that still feel that way, and ther...

I’m not sure that I can accept that there is an experiment going on, I’m unsure about this. But if there is no experiment then I would be questioning ...

With what objective and controlled by who? If it is an experiment who gave permission for individuals to be used in that experiment?

Ownership also depends on the agreement of others.

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Surely something must first exist before it can be consented to.

I understand that you are trying to demonstrate that man can kill others and how and why we do it. But what I was getting at was that you personally c...

What might it be that creates this discomfort? The ‘different’ agendas’ which sometimes do not correspond to consensual norms are the the morals the i...

No one would suggest that we are perfect. There is obviously a discrepancy between what we hope for and what we do. That does mean that man is not a m...

I’m not sure what you mean.