tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post4562089311593492424..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: The Imperfect Virtue of RationalityAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-7846690099175499792010-04-13T12:41:46.083-06:002010-04-13T12:41:46.083-06:00What if the drunk driver crashed his car on his fa...What if the drunk driver crashed his car on his farm, became a quadraplegic and had to be supported by the social health care system of his country, which then caused a shortage of funds for the child with cancer? Wouldnt his actions have affected others and have potential to be morally wrong?Tit for Tathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454132514796693591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-62730696677125511992010-04-12T17:51:50.476-06:002010-04-12T17:51:50.476-06:00Hey Alonzo, I was wondering: have you ever read C....Hey Alonzo, I was wondering: have you ever read C.S. Lewis's Abolition of Men? I had to read it for English class this year and it's all about the nature of value and morality, so I was wondering if you had read it and, if so, what your thoughts were.<br /><br />(http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition1.htm, FYI)SS400https://www.blogger.com/profile/17307796666410840170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-64046536544171452992010-04-08T15:47:36.706-06:002010-04-08T15:47:36.706-06:00Kip
Instead of playing asterisks you might want t...Kip<br /><br />Instead of playing asterisks you might want to look at my reply to your email questions at <a href="http://impartialism.blogspot.com/2010/04/why-consider-all-desires-that-exist.html" rel="nofollow">Why consider all desires that exist?</a>Martin Freedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952072422175870627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-72885862064895364232010-04-08T08:24:31.313-06:002010-04-08T08:24:31.313-06:00TGP, Kip
I would rather you didn't try to win...<b>TGP, Kip</b><br /><br />I would rather you didn't try to win such a thing. If you don't mind.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-11192575161524332162010-04-08T07:38:57.529-06:002010-04-08T07:38:57.529-06:00Kip,
It's on like Donkey Kong!
I like your...Kip, <br />It's on like Donkey Kong! <br /><br />I like your "asterisk with other punctuation separators" style. <br /><br />We are going to win this thing.<br /><br />*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-56890681648801190662010-04-08T07:12:17.426-06:002010-04-08T07:12:17.426-06:00TGP: Hahahah *!*!*!**!*!*!**!*!*!**!*!*!**!*!*!*TGP: Hahahah *!*!*!**!*!*!**!*!*!**!*!*!**!*!*!*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-80581444495186973812010-04-08T07:06:02.109-06:002010-04-08T07:06:02.109-06:00...wow, speaking of contemptable acts being done i......wow, speaking of contemptable acts being done in public. <br /><br />How about a nice round of applause for commenter #6, "DM" for politely and eloquently contributing to the conversation? <br /><br />Guys, we are falling behind in the great asterisk race. Only Kip is even trying to help, but he only used 3 asterisks to make his point. DM totally blew you away. <br /><br />Don't ignore the asterisks. I think they might be the life element. When you get a million of them, you can blow up juvenile sheep with your mind.<br /><br />******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-77264986351847309982010-04-06T21:30:10.052-06:002010-04-06T21:30:10.052-06:00Ah yes, I think this is a pretty satisfying answer...Ah yes, I think this is a pretty satisfying answer. At least, I can't think of any objections. Thanks for this very informative back and forth. It's been very helpful. Not all bloggers are so generous to their readers, so I really appreciate that. Thanks again.SS400https://www.blogger.com/profile/17307796666410840170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-11254852960068102842010-04-06T19:34:51.832-06:002010-04-06T19:34:51.832-06:00(Off-topic)
Spell-check your texts, man... Spellin...(Off-topic)<br />Spell-check your texts, man... Spelling mistakes can really distract a reader!<br />(I thought these blogging sites already provided that somehow. Maybe you just have to enable it?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-39337804858464247952010-04-06T15:03:43.851-06:002010-04-06T15:03:43.851-06:00Alonzo -
Great! We agree on that.
Do you not al...Alonzo -<br /><br />Great! We agree on that.<br /><br />Do you not also condemn other harms that are done with this same intellectual recklessness, outside of legislation? Why would you limit the condemnation to legislative actions?<br /><br />For instance, would you not also morally condemn the brother who is constantly causing his lesbian sister anguish by telling her and her partner that she is going to hell unless she changes because the Bible says that homosexuality is an abomination to God? Is that not morally wrong? For the very same reason that justifying the legislation on intellectually reckless beliefs is wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-44107365778969281372010-04-06T14:48:55.119-06:002010-04-06T14:48:55.119-06:00Kip
I condemn, as an instance of morally irrespon...<b>Kip</b><br /><br />I condemn, as an instance of morally irresponsiblity in the form of intellectual recklessness, any attempt to base legislation (which deals in issues of punishment) on scripture, the word of some religious authority, or matters of faith.<br /><br />"You deserve to die or to suffer or I am justified in doing you harm because my God told me to do harm to you," is not a morally responsible justification for doing harm.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-56116336789801952942010-04-06T14:14:06.426-06:002010-04-06T14:14:06.426-06:00Alonzo> This would include beliefs about aborti...Alonzo> This would include beliefs about abortion, capital punishment, global warming, the effects of health care legislation and tax cuts, and the like. These are areas where we have reason to condemn people - and condemn them soundly - when they demonstrate intellectual recklessnss.<br /><br />It is the case that many people hold beliefs on faith (through authority from their religious leaders and scriptures) that affect every one of the beliefs that you listed, and many more. For this reason, I think a good strategy is to condemn the core belief(*) from which all of the other reasons for belief are faulty. Specifically, the belief that a belief is justified by the authority of a religious leader or scripture is a belief(*) that should be condemned.<br /><br />(*) Or, rather, as you will be apt to point out, we should condemn the desires which lead to the formation of such beliefs (e.g. the feeling of being justified in those beliefs).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com