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Classical, another instance of labeling :) Also another instance of attempting to get a reaction out of me. Curious that those tactics written of long...

Considering that in the quoted bit "etc" refers merely to some labels that some Leftists use to (mis)label the Right. How is that lazy or suggesting a...

Tackling bits and pieces that were the result of post-editing and I hadn't seen before: Don't forget who produced those movies (ie, progressives, libe...

There's nothing in particular that I disagree with here.

No, this is false. While I may have less respect (which is not the same as disrespect) towards him when it comes to plumbing, I may have much higher r...

Exactly. When that happens, it becomes a threat to other societies, and the discussion becomes open for the possibility of war, to defend oneself. Tha...

It's only an absolute in-so-far as it's a meta-statement applicable to different ways of life. It's not in the same class of statements as rules which...

Sure, as cruel as female circumcision, child soldiers, genocide etc. sounds to us, I believe that it is not OUR responsability to fix it, but the resp...

Only in-so-far as that respect depends on plumbing. People aren't only respected for their jobs. They may also be respected for their kindness, for th...

No, but I attempt to evacuate my predisposition, and try to look at things from the point of view of others. It makes me realise that everyone wants t...

Yes I would agree with a form of meritocracy. As legal matters have very little to do with plumbing, he is treated equally. He is no more right to swi...

Yes, I do give him a greater absolute value, but only in terms of plumbing. All of his life doesn't resume to plumbing, and therefore I do not claim t...

Bingo. I disagree about being "good" part, but the rest is very well put! :)

But it's reasonable for the best plumber to be more respected than the worse one. He should be more respected, why else did he work and put all the ef...

Yes - but that is simply because technology (esp. computers) is a relatively new and young industry, which only relatively rich and developed societie...

Yes, I, being a plumber, can aspire to another plumber whose plumbing is better than mine. There is no contradiction there. No it wouldn't. The best p...

Yes, nevertheless, these very same leftists send NGOs and money in the Middle East to educate Muslim women how to be Western, because being Western is...

No, as they can't be required to do so. Therefore I believe that the system which encourages them to ostracize me, and believe absolutely that they ha...

Better in any of these ways. Not better in absolute terms, since there is no way to decide if the best plumber is better than the best lawyer :)

This doesn't follow, because I will be oppressed in social terms, I will be treated as a social outcast, with whom no one wants to be associated with....

Well, it's inevitable for some people to be better than others. Instead of making everyone equally bad, why not allow those who are better to pull the...

I disagree for example that "everyone being equal" is a good thing. What will happen with the millions of people who, like me, also disagree? Will we ...

No one, but keep in mind, I'm not the one making a claim here. I'm stating a fact, which is that we don't have any rights by Nature. If we did, then w...

True, not all leftists would be like this. However, I disagree that these are fundamental values and intrinsic rights. Who are they to claim so? As fa...

Is Landru the de facto Commie of TPF? :P

Reeks of Marx! Ahh yes, indeed, what a great wonder of the world :P ! Either this, or otherwise we have evolved to be extremely adept at using the Uni...

Agreed with your comments towards SX :)

Well, I'm not sure if living relaxed and free from anxiety is a worthy goal anymore (in-so-far as I see this as an impossibility given human nature). ...

But philosophy, especially ethics, is largely about mental hygiene and optimisation. What else could it be about? Think and Grow Rich, and other self-...

I agree, your criticism is correct. I stand corrected.

No. The goal is merely to have pleasure now. That is my concern, not "future" pleasure which doesn't exist. It's a moment by moment mastery. Hm?

Yes but you feel pleasure in the moment. Therefore your aim is to feel pleasure right now. The fact that you add up the minutes afterwards, and think ...

I think there is a misunderstanding here. I'm not saying that Aristotle argues that a man can BECOME blessed and happy in a short day, and in here I a...

No doubt - but the value exists in the moment, not in the future.

But surely, if new possibilities open up, they should be investigated, otherwise one may miss a possibility which is actually preferable to the one wh...

Ah what an excellent thread! So many people have GREAT points here, it's such a pleasure to read. @"darthbarracuda", I think you have attracted attent...

Ahh Mayor! We're very close to agreeing here, but not quite... Indeed, I agree that "to live it well" is a dynamic process of adaptation, in the words...

I believe that Weltschmerz is roughly the result of a few possible occurrences: 1. The mind in question is full of doubt, lacking in ability, lacking ...

Why not rather find a way to achieve what you want? That requires intelligence and work, but who says it can't be done? It certainly took intelligence...

Yes - I've edited my previous post. Even in the case when it becomes impossible to achieve a desire, because of that impossibility, new possibilities ...

Yes, but why did he become unsatisfied and remained attached to his ideal of a romantic relationship? Why did he go on preferring it? And if he indeed...

This cannot be determined for the reasons I have illustrated before. But if you require yet another argument, here it goes. A man cannot experience al...

So what's the point? A man cannot drink all the vodka in the world. One has the opportunity to enjoy a great sensual relationship because he has forfe...

I disagree. That is why we have principles, in arts as diverse as love-making, seduction, or making war. We use them to guide our actions. A principle...

I think the question is wrong. Something that is "good" in my eyes, must necessarily include the "meaningful".

Sure only actually doing it will in the end decide, but that doesn't mean that one shouldn't have goals for which to strive, and deciding on those goa...

So then, how ought I to decide what I should and shouldn't do? Afterall, that is the whole point of ethics, to make me in a better position to take de...

But that certainly doesn't add up. If I know that I can take a really powerful drug today, which will make me feel a lot of pleasure, but I will feel ...

And therefore, the good life cannot possibly involve the pursuit of such pleasures which can cause or be associated with bad things :)

Yes, but if it is impossible to have the pleasure without the pain, then does it not follow that that specific pleasure is also bad, in-so-far as it b...