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View Poll Results: Is being gay morally wrong? | |||
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6 | 11.76% |
No |
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42 | 82.35% |
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0 | 0% |
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3 | 5.88% |
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i am myself
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: via blackberry, maybe
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it seems that the conventional definition of 'rights' has, as you've inferred, some consideration for what is considered to be 'moral' behavior. That is, it is considered immoral to violate another's rights. I guess what i meant when i said that there are no morals, is that I see morals as having their roots in societal opinion of acceptable behaviors. Therefore, you inherently sanction those morals by existing within a given society. If you choose to exist without that society, the morals that come with that society fall away. As is your right to do. (not saying i would do, or recommend this, btw) If you exist outside of society and society's moral influence, you are left with only your own code to guide you. your personal morals. your rights. I said there are no morals. there is also no spoon. know'm sayin'?
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to live and die in LA
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2,090
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What possible meaning does the phrase "I have a right to life" mean if not "My possession of my life is fair and just, and others ought not act to remove it from me, and I am justified in acting to protect myself from those who do." What could it possibly mean to have a "right to life" if a person is in isolation?
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to live and die in LA Last edited by smoothmoniker; 12-18-2007 at 08:06 PM. Reason: "unjust" for "justified", to add clarity |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Gallman, MS, USA
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