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General Category / Philosophy / What is "good" and "evil"? |
on: November 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM |
| Started by mrco.gllrdo | Last post by mrco.gllrdo |
| What exactly is "good" and "evil"? In my own personal opinion, there are no such things as "good" or "evil". Everyone has their own different definitions and opinions of what exactly are these things, so we cannot be absolutely certain of who is correct. In our community, the closest thing humanity has come close to defining these terms are the conflicts with one's own community morals. However, we cannot be certain if our morals are correct. Hell, for all I know what we call "immoral" may actually be deemed as "moral". E.g. whatever seems immoral is evil. Whatever seems moral is good. ex. is cloning humans. Perhaps we were suppose to clone humans instead of doing it the "old-fashioned way". Of course, it is now illegal and viewed as "immoral" and evil. Who are we to say what is correct or not, however, if we are constantly being hypocritical against these morals? (Little bit hard to read, I'm feeling a little bit light-headed and my grammar sucks at the moment.) |
  
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General Category / Philosophy / Re:Determinism |
on: November 9, 2008, 02:18:57 AM |
| Started by MattQ | Last post by Blain |
Quote from: MattQ on March 11, 2004, 01:04:08 AM
If you do not believe in God, but in free will, you will not be saved because of your choice. |
So in this instance, a choice has been made. Whether or not one will be "saved" is irrelevent, for he has still made his choice -- and thus exercised free-will. |
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General Category / Philosophy / Re:FREE WILL |
on: November 9, 2008, 02:03:45 AM |
| Started by soler | Last post by Blain |
Through my own experience, I've currently come to conclusion that their are two categories of choice: consequential, and inconsequential. The decisions which environs and society impose are moreoften superficial, and therefore inconsequential, in that the rest of the universe could care less wether a man goes to work, consumes this and that, etc. Perhaps this form cannot be free of influence and internatization. But consequential choice (which is relative) consists of metaphysics, transcending yourself and ritual unto a dimension of time and space which cannot be regulated and controlled be others -- because you are perhaps the only resident! Here, although abstract, the conclusions you come to are your own.
For instance, my decision to participate in this forum is a reflection of my own will. Although I've been conditioned both consciously and subconsciously throughout my lifetime, this sort of action is free of any institution. |
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General Category / Philosophy / Re:Is Capital Punishment Moral? |
on: November 9, 2008, 01:30:28 AM |
| Started by Kezzy | Last post by Blain |
| Capital punishment is a euphimism, what we are debating is -- in all instances -- murder, and worse yet, a form of oftentimes legalized murder, which is empircal immoral. |
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General Category / Philosophy / Re:Are cyber-conversations valuable? |
on: November 9, 2008, 01:26:53 AM |
| Started by TDK | Last post by Blain |
The value of a conversation is contained within its content, regardless of the medium.
Haha, this forum seems abandoned, ah well... |
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General Category / Philosophy / Are cyber-conversations valuable? |
on: October 4, 2008, 04:32:47 AM |
| Started by TDK | Last post by TDK |
I can't believe this forum is still here and we just now discovered it. 
I wonder if anyone will venture fourth and try to operate this old thing? 
Tim |
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General Category / Philosophy / Re:Is Capital Punishment Moral? |
on: July 9, 2007, 07:38:30 AM |
| Started by Kezzy | Last post by soler |
| morality has nothing to do with capital punishment. we dont have much option |
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General Category / Philosophy / FREE WILL |
on: July 9, 2007, 07:35:39 AM |
| Started by soler | Last post by soler |
| does a man really has the right to choose if he, himself, are surrounded and controlled by so many forces around him and his free will is nothing but only a reaction as an answer to call of the strongest force that controls him? |
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General Category / Philosophy / Re:favorite quote? |
on: July 9, 2007, 07:31:01 AM |
| Started by Cheryl | Last post by soler |
| our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall ----- CONFUCIUS |
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