Michael

It has nothing to do with the Euthyphro Dilemma. What would you do if pre-martial sex is immoral? What would you do if charity is a moral obligation? ...

None of my post is. Now prove me wrong.

No it isn't. The Euthyphro dilemma is "Is the good loved by the gods because it is good, or is it good because it is loved by the gods?". I'm not aski...

No, I'm asking you what you would do if killing blasphemers isn't immoral. If you had an objective moral obligation to kill blasphemers, as establishe...

You need to prove your claim. We don't need to disprove it. What, exactly, does "objective" mean to you? Kantian morality is an objective morality as ...

What is the difference between a "capital G" God and other kinds of deities? How does the existence of such a thing entail "natural law"?

I didn't say that you did. I asked you if you would obey if it were it true. You're shifting the burden of proof. You made a claim. It's your job to s...

Probably. But Trump and his administration can get away with committing crimes because Barr and the Republican majority in the Senate won't hold him a...

And also, how does the existence of a God (or gods) entail that there's a "natural law"? Why do the commands of some supernatural intelligence entail ...

Why? What's the point in being moral? If I found out that I had a moral obligation to kill blasphemers then I would choose to be immoral and not kill ...

Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system Ah yes, the President who complains about voter fraud suggests that vot...

But what difference does that make? Is it just that if I break the natural law then I will be punished after I die?

That's also the case even if there is some God? The only difference I presume is that if there is some God then people will face some after-life conse...

COVID is the worst thing since WWII. Right?

Covid is the worst. One of my favourite clubs is permanently closed. When is this bullshit over.

is a mute quadriplegic. Being unable to either talk or write, his history is a mystery. Someone will have to push his wheelchair for him.

Yes, knowing that other people are worse off cheers me up too.

I'm 32 and feel the same way. My life plan was always to win the lottery. Still waiting. Although I did have fun for a while. I wish I could go back.

In a monumental ruling, a federal appeals court denied Michael Flynn's motion to dismiss the DOJ's case against him

Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump’s Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say Right, because that isn't important at all... Oh no, wait, it is: Senate r...

The microwave sandwich thing?

Who's he?

No, this is the hypothetical situation where I replace the things I don't like doing (e.g. working) with sleeping. There are still plenty of things in...

No, a few hours of consciousness is preferable to none.

If I was conscious before birth (somehow) and had to choose to either be born or to stop being conscious then I'd choose to be born, because the conce...

Because the concept of eternal unconsciousness terrifies me.

This is quite ambiguous. Although a large percentage of my day is spent doing things I'd rather be sleeping than doing (e.g. working), in terms of all...

Most people will already agree that a lot of the things we do we only do because we have to, and that we'd prefer to do anything else instead (e.g. sl...

I think this sets out a false dichotomy. I'd certainly rather be sleeping than working, but I'd also rather be partying or watching TV or playing a ga...

What's not going well? Still living it large in South America? (That is you I'm thinking of isn't it?)

Still there for me. Direct link: https://twitter.com/MotherJones/status/1298082547533066245

The only in-person human interaction I've had since 16th March has been two haircuts.

https://twitter.com/MotherJones/status/1298082547533066245

In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has ‘no principles’ and ‘you can’t trust him’

No kidding: Trump Told Homeland Security To Take Its Orders From Lou Dobbs, Former Official Says

I have been summoned. How may I help?

Steve Bannon charged with wire fraud and money laundering Yet another Trump campaign official arrested. He sure likes to surround himself with crimina...

I think the only things Trump cares about is people liking him and making money.

You're free to ask us when something is deleted.

Denying the antecedent, or at the very least a non sequitur.

Also: Senate made criminal referral of Trump Jr., Bannon, Kushner and two others to federal prosecutors

Trump Says He’ll Seek a Third Term Because 'They Spied On Me' Someone hasn't heard of the 22nd Amendment.

Well, according to this, the postmaster general met with Trump before "remov several top USPS officials, including two that oversaw day-to-day operati...

In what way?

Trump says Postal Service needs money for mail-in voting, but he’ll keep blocking funding

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634878 It's misleading to look at raw numbers and not proportionality to population if you want to deter...

Can you do a growth chart based on user sign up date? Also it might just be me but all I see is this: /uploads/resized/files/22/6uwaaaew0kq48d6p.png A...

1. "But either it is fated that you will recover from this illness or it is fated that you won't recover." This is a false dichotomy. We might not be ...

Probably this. Also there's the anti-Trump Republicans to consider. Someone like Harris is more likely to win their vote than someone like Warren. But...

I think my excessive consumption of energy drinks is killing my brain cells.