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Begging the question(regarding whether or not Trump has abused his power over people) and a bit ironic(as a result of the characterization of "the wor...

The notion of "political correctness" began falling out of fashion for good reason, but one of them was not as a means to exonerate unacceptable thoug...

This rings true...

Sure. For some the fear and/or worry of andor about Trump is magnified - in part at least - by confirmation bias. The consternation of Trump is also m...

All good. I was just curious if s/he/they would give their word.

I'm going to leave this here. Clearly you are not willing to engage honestly, sincerely, and respectfully. May our paths never again cross.

Well no. You do not believe that. You know that there are rules for debate and that they are not of my own making.

That's true.

I'm waiting for you to give your word to follow the rules of acceptable debate. You - evidently - know them already.

Never said it did. You're arguing against an imaginary opponent.

If you know them, what's the hesitation? That list wasn't meant to be complete.

What's not true at all?

What does the political nature of the discussion have to do with following the rules of debate?

I do not know your intentions. I didn't dismiss your good intentions. I'm skeptical - rightly so given your hesitance to give your word. Hence, upfron...

Bear with me...

That's good. I'm not sold on the sincerity. Forgive my skepticism. The notion of "good faith" is much too vague. Will you recognize and honor the rule...

I'm awaiting your word... your agreement... that we will both work from the standards of acceptable debate. Do I have your word?

Indeed. No argument here. It still needs to be done.

I'm not conflating this conversation with current political events. I can expect someone to follow the rules of acceptable debate and it can be the ca...

Do you care about meeting standards?

The standards of acceptable debate apply to us both equally.

Gratuitous assertions are unacceptable. Red Herrings are unacceptable. Poisoning the well is unacceptable. Ad homs are unacceptable. Non sequiturs are...

Zat it then?

Whoa, that's quite a few logically possible sets of reasons that you've attributed to my words. Lying is a part of the world. I'm not here to call out...

Good. We understand each other. When one enters into a public philosophy forum and begins arguing, s/he/they enter into a voluntary obligation to defe...

Resorting to the same ungrounded school-yard-style name calling will surely get both dirty...

It's not silly to ask someone if they actually believe that what they are saying is acceptable. Normally, I grant the sincerity of a speaker. Here, I'...

It's a simple "Yes" or "No" question.

I wouldn't get too hopeful. There are far too many unknown influencing variables for that particular Trumpian rant. Like a child without metacognitive...

There seems to have been a slight misunderstanding. I did not ask if you care if I accept the counterpoints you've provided here. I asked if you thoug...

Do you seriously believe that your 'arguments' here("counterpoints" is a better description) are acceptable?

Morality is one of these things.

The difference between being 'X' and being called 'X' is determined by whether or not we are the deciding factor in what counts as 'X'. Elemental cons...

That doesn't follow from what I wrote. That is morality. That follows. You're conflating moral judgment that is based upon one's morality with moralit...

One's obligation to the rest of society. Have a problem with that ?

So... A morality based upon the God of Abraham. Treating others how God instructs. A collection of stories passed down through the generations through...

Why not?

No one is talking about unlimited liability except you. So, then... You're ok with accepting some financial obligation - to maintain the society you b...

So, it seems that you do not think/believe that you are in any way at all - outside of scripture - financially obligated to the society you belong to?

Interesting. Didn't know that there were thoughts about unilateral sharing rights and assets in the Quran. Certainly none in the Pentateuch.

Are you suggesting to let the less fortunate and elderly people suffer needlessly? Are you suggesting that a nation can survive/thrive without some fo...

I depicted no such thing as unlimited liability.

Yeah those ancient authors and their economic jargon...

Those who benefit the most from society have the greatest burden of repayment(debt). Without a society, the accumulation of monetary financial wealth ...

Morality is a set of codified rules of behaviour. All such rules are subject to the individual(cultural, societal, social, familial, and/or historical...

Communist-like morality.

I meant the depth of our agreement.

Bad things happen to good people. Good things happen to bad people. We can watch it take place. There are innumerable historical examples thereof. So,...

Sorry for the delayed reply. I'm not sure that I follow your reasoning here Jeep. The agreement is more superficial than it may seem. It begins and en...

Of the buddhists I've spoken with, there seems to be something peculiar - fishy - about the way they talk about causality. Karma.