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Oh, it enters my mind; in fact, it has taken permanent residence there (lol, stfu, omgwtfbbq, etc.) Joel Send a noteboard - 27/02/2012 10:21:10 PM
You talk a lot about moral relativism, but ultimately I think this is just another case of you inferring illogical conclusions from a single thing (in this case, moral relativism a bumper sticker meaning "let's try to be cool with one another";) and then using said conclusions for an increasingly frantic rant.

Of course, the idea that a person could both possess a rigid moral code and embrace diverse cultures and religions doesn't seem to even enter your mind. I know silent movies that display the world in less black and white terms than you.

I infer very little, but recall a great deal. In this case, the mind blowing number of people I have known who felt obligated to embrace EVERYTHING without considering the ramifications. The bumper sticker was a convenient symbol of that mindset because I have known so many people to adopt it on that basis, but obviously my concerns are with the mindset rather than the bumper sticker. Next time I promise I will elaborate further to avoid the confusion one line responses apparently create.

You know, and I know you know, my problems with moral relativism are real and widespread within that philosophy though. Dismissing those valid objections with "lol, intolerance" is both counterproductive and inconsistent with "tolerance." The notion of "tolerating everything but intolerance" is just a rationalization for saying, "I support everything I support." Is a little internal consistency too much to ask of enlightenment? ;) It may not permit (tends to discourage, in fact) self-righteously patting ourselves on the back, but is far more constructive. "Few things are hard, many complex," but "what is truth?" is still just a question, not an answer.
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I saw that several days ago. - 23/02/2012 11:59:32 PM 680 Views
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Not intolerance. - 24/02/2012 11:06:08 PM 868 Views
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What can I say? Keeping it short and to the point was clearly not CONVEYING the point. - 27/02/2012 06:17:14 AM 682 Views
I feel bad about what I said before, so here it is: - 27/02/2012 12:43:54 PM 658 Views
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Also, I'm done here. It doesn't matter if we agree, and these sorts of conversations are - 27/02/2012 08:41:13 PM 649 Views
Sorry, but is a matter of both principle and survival to me. - 27/02/2012 10:43:56 PM 644 Views
No hard feelings, - 28/02/2012 12:10:07 AM 710 Views
Cool. - 02/03/2012 05:27:23 AM 617 Views
lol strawman - 27/02/2012 11:01:32 AM 643 Views
I have known lots of people who believe that; some even realize they believe it. - 27/02/2012 02:31:48 PM 686 Views
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That's what I was going to say. - 27/02/2012 10:05:51 PM 623 Views
As long as it is qualified, I have no objection. - 27/02/2012 11:09:04 PM 794 Views
Oh, it enters my mind; in fact, it has taken permanent residence there (lol, stfu, omgwtfbbq, etc.) - 27/02/2012 10:21:10 PM 821 Views
Dont quote Nietzsche. You dont understand him. *NM* - 27/02/2012 10:34:08 PM 281 Views
I understand him well enough. - 27/02/2012 11:10:21 PM 676 Views
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