Comments on: Moral Absolutes http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2007/10/22/moral-absolutes/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Tuathal http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2007/10/22/moral-absolutes/#comment-1890 Tuathal Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=1284#comment-1890 But in that case your point is entirely moot as you will always find somebody somewhere on the planet that will disagree about anything...including paedophillia. But in that case your point is entirely moot as you will always find somebody somewhere on the planet that will disagree about anything…including paedophillia.

]]> By: CK http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2007/10/22/moral-absolutes/#comment-1889 CK Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:34:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=1284#comment-1889 Are there not forms of slavery in practice every day in Middle Eastern countries, with women treated as second class citizens. If you can confidently claim that rape is deemed morally wrong in these countries then you enjoy a far more benign view of the world than I do. <br/><br/>Murder is sanctioned through the death penalty by the elected representatives of numerous states in the United States. I of course will not make a representation that paedophilia is acceptable to anybody and do concede this point alone. <br/><br/>I'm glad you are countering my argument with a positive moral stance on these issues but the very point I tried to make, which could only be made by using broad strokes is that these are views that are not universally shared. I openeed with a generalisation but the point of my post was a generalisation can be made about little else. Are there not forms of slavery in practice every day in Middle Eastern countries, with women treated as second class citizens. If you can confidently claim that rape is deemed morally wrong in these countries then you enjoy a far more benign view of the world than I do.

Murder is sanctioned through the death penalty by the elected representatives of numerous states in the United States. I of course will not make a representation that paedophilia is acceptable to anybody and do concede this point alone.

I’m glad you are countering my argument with a positive moral stance on these issues but the very point I tried to make, which could only be made by using broad strokes is that these are views that are not universally shared. I openeed with a generalisation but the point of my post was a generalisation can be made about little else.

]]> By: Tuathal http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/2007/10/22/moral-absolutes/#comment-1888 Tuathal Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.thedossingtimes.com/blog/?p=1284#comment-1888 "The trouble with absolutes is they can never be agreed upon."<br/><br/>The trouble with sweeping generalisations is that they can undermine an otherwise legitimate agrument.<br/><br/>Never is a bit strong there don't you think? I agree that there are contentious issues where debate exists, abortion being a prime example as you point out. However, murder, rape, paedophilia, slavery (despite your claim) are all absolutely morally wrong and all accepted as such. “The trouble with absolutes is they can never be agreed upon.”

The trouble with sweeping generalisations is that they can undermine an otherwise legitimate agrument.

Never is a bit strong there don’t you think? I agree that there are contentious issues where debate exists, abortion being a prime example as you point out. However, murder, rape, paedophilia, slavery (despite your claim) are all absolutely morally wrong and all accepted as such.

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