Nope -- THIS is the quote of the week:
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Originally Posted by
goesh
All notions of the flag, democracy, mom and pop back home and apple pie all go out the window in the first fire fight and something quasi spiritual IMO takes its place.
Hands down -- all the rest is late night Dorm chatter. ;)
The True Meaning of This question
Quote:
Originally Posted by
jmm99
IF and only IF all societies and cultures were exactly the same.
Actually there are two ways that cultures could all be morally equal, the first is if they are all the same. The second is if there is actually no objective moral standard against which to judge them. You could say a third which is that the moral standard is either ambiguous enough or ambivalent enough that there is no way to judge them. While I see the distinction, I believe that is just weaseling out of the question.
Insofar as all cultures are not the same, and I accept a potential objective moral standard against which cultures could be judged, I must accept that all cultures are not morally equivalent. I can do so without positing that "my" culture is morally superior, or knowing or positing any possible morally superior culture.
Someone told me long time ago
Meaning is found in Life
And life is what you make of it.
Since it occurred to me that this meant I was the one responsible
for making my own life meaningful I liked it.
Considering that the someone just passed away recently after a very full and meaningful life I definitely think I'll stick with it
Sorry Marct, non of them facts here please:D
Marc, Rob and I remember that interview too.
But there were others where the inteviewee had a good handle. Those interviews are good sources of support for a number of positions on a number of the threads here.
Cheers
JohnT