Again, prove its inherently immoral.
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by Grenartia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:20 pm

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:21 pm
I am 100% sincere, and I can assure you, I fully believe in science.Cannot think of a name wrote:
Consider: The poster in question is in a repetitive loop and is stating his position in the broadest and most absolute manner possible. When challenged, for several pages, he simply restates the broader terms of his stance.
Someone truly vested in such an argument would have at the very least considered it slightly if only to justify a dogged adherence to it and would have, at some point, created at the very least some nuance to the way they express it.
Further, in the absolute closest he is able to come to what could be considered a support or defense for his position is to apply a bizarre caricature of the logic to arguments about evolution and young earth creationism, suggesting not only a familiarity with them but an acceptance to them. While it is entirely possible for a Christian super-moralist to also accept science as science and does not in and of itself denote someone who is having a laugh, the fact that such detail in one area while lacking in another, plus the increasing ridiculousness of various statements does lead one to a particular conclusion.
Taking that all into account: How much sincerity do you want to assume the poster has?

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:23 pm
Read the post again. Delinquent does not exclusively specify criminality.

by Cupola » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:24 pm
The Flood wrote:I am 100% sincere, and I can assure you, I fully believe in science.Cannot think of a name wrote:Consider: The poster in question is in a repetitive loop and is stating his position in the broadest and most absolute manner possible. When challenged, for several pages, he simply restates the broader terms of his stance.
Someone truly vested in such an argument would have at the very least considered it slightly if only to justify a dogged adherence to it and would have, at some point, created at the very least some nuance to the way they express it.
Further, in the absolute closest he is able to come to what could be considered a support or defense for his position is to apply a bizarre caricature of the logic to arguments about evolution and young earth creationism, suggesting not only a familiarity with them but an acceptance to them. While it is entirely possible for a Christian super-moralist to also accept science as science and does not in and of itself denote someone who is having a laugh, the fact that such detail in one area while lacking in another, plus the increasing ridiculousness of various statements does lead one to a particular conclusion.
Taking that all into account: How much sincerity do you want to assume the poster has?
He's not serious, guys. He's not sincere. He's here to irritate us.
by Gaelic Celtia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:24 pm
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:26 pm
The only way I could do so is to prove that the Catholic Church is the True Church; which I could do, but you would dismiss my evidence as biased or any number of other cop outs, so I will not. I've attempted it before, and I shall not attempt it again when all I am met with is scoffs and remarks of 'that's invalid because I said so, give me more sources that I can dismiss'.

by Grenartia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:27 pm
The Flood wrote:A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones reference, there is a character called GrenGrenartia wrote:Except, its hardly "acting like an animal". And I'm not a delinquent.
I actually don't get that reference...
But I must ask, how can you reconcile Christianity with the fact that you reject Christian morality? Surely any Christian must at least acknowledge their sins, rather then pretending they don't exist, or trying to justify any un-Christian action they partake in to absolve themselves of feeling guilt.

by Grenartia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:29 pm
The Flood wrote:The only way I could do so is to prove that the Catholic Church is the True Church; which I could do, but you would dismiss my evidence as biased or any number of other cop outs, so I will not. I've attempted it before, and I shall not attempt it again when all I am met with is scoffs and remarks of 'that's invalid because I said so, give me more sources that I can dismiss'.Grenartia wrote:Again, prove its inherently immoral.

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:29 pm
1de·lin·quent
noun \-kwənt\
: a young person who regularly does illegal or immoral things

by Cupola » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:32 pm

by Gaelic Celtia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:33 pm
The Flood wrote:The only way I could do so is to prove that the Catholic Church is the True Church; which I could do, but you would dismiss my evidence as biased or any number of other cop outs, so I will not. I've attempted it before, and I shall not attempt it again when all I am met with is scoffs and remarks of 'that's invalid because I said so, give me more sources that I can dismiss'.Grenartia wrote:Again, prove its inherently immoral.
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.

by Neutraligon » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:34 pm

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:35 pm
It is impossible to definitively prove anything is immoral from a secular standpoint. If there is no God, then morality does not exist.Grenartia wrote:The Flood wrote:The only way I could do so is to prove that the Catholic Church is the True Church; which I could do, but you would dismiss my evidence as biased or any number of other cop outs, so I will not. I've attempted it before, and I shall not attempt it again when all I am met with is scoffs and remarks of 'that's invalid because I said so, give me more sources that I can dismiss'.
You could try to do so using basic facts and logic. You don't have to appeal to the Catholic Church's authority.

by Gaelic Celtia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:36 pm
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.

by Neutraligon » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:36 pm
The Flood wrote:It is impossible to definitively prove anything is immoral from a secular standpoint. If there is no God, then morality does not exist.Grenartia wrote:
You could try to do so using basic facts and logic. You don't have to appeal to the Catholic Church's authority.
An argument can be made to lend credence to certain moral views from a secular standpoint, but none of them can be proven beyond any doubt. I am admittedly not very skilled at debating, and lack the tools to make such an argument effectively, however I know such arguments exist, because I've seen them, many times. It all makes sense within my mind, but I cannot figure a way to express my thoughts in a way that can be understood argumentatively.

by Grenartia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:37 pm
The Flood wrote:1. It is impossible to definitively prove anything is immoral from a secular standpoint. If there is no God, then morality does not exist.Grenartia wrote:
You could try to do so using basic facts and logic. You don't have to appeal to the Catholic Church's authority.
An argument can be made to lend credence to certain moral views from a secular standpoint, but none of them can be proven beyond any doubt. I am admittedly not very skilled at debating, and lack the tools to make such an argument effectively, however I know such arguments exist, because I've seen them, many times. 2. It all makes sense within my mind, but I cannot figure a way to express my thoughts in a way that can be understood argumentatively.

by Gaelic Celtia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:38 pm
The Flood wrote:It is impossible to definitively prove anything is immoral from a secular standpoint. If there is no God, then morality does not exist.Grenartia wrote:
You could try to do so using basic facts and logic. You don't have to appeal to the Catholic Church's authority.
An argument can be made to lend credence to certain moral views from a secular standpoint, but none of them can be proven beyond any doubt. I am admittedly not very skilled at debating, and lack the tools to make such an argument effectively, however I know such arguments exist, because I've seen them, many times. It all makes sense within my mind, but I cannot figure a way to express my thoughts in a way that can be understood argumentatively.
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:40 pm
It's completely true. If God does not exist, then morality is a meaningless invention of man, and is completely subjective, and thus no single moral stance can be proven as true.Grenartia wrote:The Flood wrote:1. It is impossible to definitively prove anything is immoral from a secular standpoint. If there is no God, then morality does not exist.
An argument can be made to lend credence to certain moral views from a secular standpoint, but none of them can be proven beyond any doubt. I am admittedly not very skilled at debating, and lack the tools to make such an argument effectively, however I know such arguments exist, because I've seen them, many times. 2. It all makes sense within my mind, but I cannot figure a way to express my thoughts in a way that can be understood argumentatively.
1. Not true at all.
2. All it takes is practice.

by Gaelic Celtia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:43 pm
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.

by Condunum » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:43 pm

by Grenartia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:43 pm

by The Flood » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:45 pm
If that were the case, you would have to acknowledge the meaning and validity of the supposed social construct that denounces promiscuity.Grenartia wrote:The Flood wrote:It's completely true. If God does not exist, then morality is a meaningless invention of man, and is completely subjective, and thus no single moral stance can be proven as true.
It would be an invention of man, yes, but not necessarily meaningless, at least, not any more than things like language are meaningless. Social constructs still have meaning.

by Gaelic Celtia » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:45 pm
. Condunum wrote:The Flood wrote:It's completely true. If God does not exist, then morality is a meaningless invention of man, and is completely subjective, and thus no single moral stance can be proven as true.
Yes, the painful truth of reality is that there is no one thing that will ever be an absolute truth. Absolute truths don't exist in reality.
Edit: Except Math. Math deals with absolutes.
Sibirsky wrote:You are offensive to me.

by Condunum » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:46 pm
The Flood wrote:If that were the case, you would have to acknowledge the meaning and validity of the supposed social construct that denounces promiscuity.Grenartia wrote:It would be an invention of man, yes, but not necessarily meaningless, at least, not any more than things like language are meaningless. Social constructs still have meaning.
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