Frank wrote on May 1
st, 2024 at 9:21pm:
thegreatdivide wrote on May 1
st, 2024 at 7:50pm:
Frank wrote on Apr 30
th, 2024 at 9:30pm:
thegreatdivide wrote on Apr 30
th, 2024 at 12:43pm:
goosecat wrote on Apr 29
th, 2024 at 7:21pm:
I think the struggle between "good"and "evil" in as much as the words are constructs of our own making is as debatable as the very definitions one might apply to each word.
Morality, justice and fairness - we all agree these concepts are attractive, yes?
All about INDIVIDUAL responsibility. They are not merely 'attractive' parrot, you are not in a shop.
(Sigh, the patience I need to enlighten Frank).
Morality, justice and fairness -
human constructs - exist whether individuals are responsible or not, or whether individuals are
survival of the fittest ideologues/goons or not.
See??
You do not understand even your own parroting.
Well let's see if you can enlighten me....
Quote:Human construct = individuals are responsible.
Oh dear. Human construct means invented by humans, ie humans are "responsible for" the construct, NOT that humans will
take responsibility to ensure morality justice and fairness, in the affairs of men.
You have made the simple-minded mistake of confusing and conflating two different usages of the word 'responsible'.
Quote:There is no 'or not' if something is a human construct.
You error identified, above.
Quote:Anyway, saying that something is a social construct is not saying anything terribly illuminating since every aspect of social life, from history, morality, justice, common prosperity, the CCP, Marxism and all the rest of it are all human constructs.
Wrong again: nature's slaughterhouse, emulated by humans since the beginning of time, is not a human construct, it is the law of the jungle emulated by humans.
Quote:Morality requires freedom since morality is about freely chosen conduct.
..part of the posited
progress in human
"consciousness of freedom"; but why are men still slaughtering one another in insane wars?
Quote: That is why animals are not moral or immoral or amoral. They are not free to choose the moral good or justice or fairness.
At last, a correct statement from you.
But men....?