Yet you put it in quotes as though either I or Mr. Loftus had made such claims? Hmmmm...
As usual you didn't read the post you responded to? Mmmmm...
<<<John W. Loftus said... David, I am a consequentialist. I do not believe anything is intrinsically good. >>> Message 27210413
Your direct and unsolicited response to this post (which critiqued the consequentialist position) was to simply reiterate the consequentialist position.
"So something is always helpful or hurtful relative to the circumstance and the person charged with the value."
DUH!!!
At least Loftus seems to know that there is a difference between the two even if he, (like you):
<<<constantly acts as if the Christian God is culpable for doing wrong, commanding wrong, or failing to prevent wrong.>>> Message 27210413
"I never refer to evil in Absolute terms but rather see it as hurtful behaviour towards one or more people."
Nonsense! You are constantly referring to the actions of God and His agents as REALLY, ACTUALLY, INTRINSICALLY, EVIL!
It's only when you want to gloss over the morally atrocious actions of Pedophiles like your mighty namesake SOLON (slave boy buggerer, extrodinare!) that you qualify your remarks so that, what he most certainly did, was only relatively evil. |
