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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (12322)1/6/2011 10:13:48 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 69300
 
Yep. Anybody can understand that those were hurtful actions. Sometimes weighing the facts is complicated but not there! Entirely objective--and just as easy as pie!

Of course, there is a huge difference between rationally "objective" and the philosophical or theological sense of Absolute--meaning unchosen and simply perfect in form as in Plato.

Morality is not Absolute. The essence of morality is weighing consequences in conjunction with values. And all of these come from within and not from without. That is why WE kill the tigers--but not always...



To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (12322)1/7/2011 7:12:45 AM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 69300
 
I've conversed with a number of people who had a problem with the word evil.