From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Sun Jan 16 2005 - 15:39:52 GMT
On 16 Jan 2005 at 8:51, Platt Holden wrote:
platt to dmb and me:
You two proponents of moral relativism attempt to mock the existence
of universal moral standards, yet you appeal to them every time you
post an argument for one of your government welfare programs, citing
such standards as compassion and caring. When you come right out and
declare such standards mean nothing to you, then I'll conclude your
silly comparisons contain a kernel of truth.
msh says:
This is almost a fair criticism. Except that I've never claimed that
compassion for other sentients is an absolute moral standard. To me,
it's more like a null hypothesis, that is, something that should be
as obvious as empathy but, if it isn't, needs to be disproved rather
than proved. In other words, it's my preferred basis for working
toward a higher quality environment.
platt:
Until then, I'll view them as yet another in a long history of ad
hominem attacks, based on the leftist principle of "When in doubt,
smear."
msh says:
What? Now you're gonna knock my hobbies?
Best,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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