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I'm confused by UPB; I've spent a few days thinking about how the principle operates with regards to testing moral theories (example: the morality, immorality, or amorality of assault, rape, theft, etc.), and yet I'm not able to understand why certain actions (assault, for example) are necessarily...
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Stef, Please consider doing a Freedomain radio youtube review on the Harrison Bergeron Movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmEOI5zwFMM I am offering to contribute to some of the costs of creating such a video and I would be happy to help in the editing of footage (I have a better quality version than...
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[quote user="Dissilusionist"] Killing a human is worse than killing a dolphin which is worse than killing a dog which is worse than killing a mouse which is worse than killing a fly etc. [/quote] That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her. Does she know why? Perhaps she'll die. Seriously...
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In 21 parts. Enjoy. http://l0.7w.sl.pt.
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I just watched this video. I thought it was a fairly good introduction to the subject. What are your thoughts?
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If you were a theist, how would you set about proving that morality comes from god? Are there any good arguments for a god-created morality? I can't think of any.
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Is it worse to not know evil and to do evil or is it worse to both know and do evil? Is the answer to this question an endorsement of ignorance? Or, on the other hand, are willfully evil people more virtuous than their unwitting partners-in-crime?
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The other day I was at the library walking past the audio books and noticed a familiar title - "On Truth". I immediately thought, "Wow! Stef's books are now in the public library!! That's fantastic!" But as I picked it up I noticed it was actually a book written by another...
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It is clear from the genetic record that all organisms now living sprang from common stock. This includes living things as different as housecats, fruit flies, heirloom tomatoes, staphylococcus bacteria, and human beings. Although this relationship was strongly suspected in the days of Darwin, there...
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Regarding Stephan's claim in that property rights are justified, from the book "a rational proof of secular ethics". thanks stephan for your brilliant work which i appreciate! however, I percieve a flaw: you claim that ownership must exist because self-ownership exists. Lets question this...