We respect ourselves by respecting others, yes we do- but not everyone has to do that.
Yes. That's what Neo and I agreed on as part of our vision. Someone else could have another vision or just opt out.
Are you saying the claims arise out of the rules of society after you have bought into the notion of participating in society?
Yes. You could choose not to participate.
X, I viewed Neo's and my agreement as much like the social compact. Of course, Neo and I were so happy to find some language we could agree on that we didn't test it much. In an earlier post to Solon, Neo had said:
Now, the obligation could arise as the result of a "social compact", and be in that sense voluntary. However, the situation envisaged by Hume and Locke never actually exists. Instead, we are brought up in society, and social norms are inculcated. We can question them, critique them, rebel against them, and so forth, but the situation is this: we have a stake in society, and the underlying rules are meant to govern our conduct in relation to one another.
I thought Neo had backed off that when we reached agreement and what we agreed to was a social compact, but I could have misunderstood.
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