On the other hand...

Tom Brosz — 9/10/2006 8:33:58 PM (archived)

A lot of his work has gods in it, often all-powerful aliens who are guiding human development. The impulse is always there. It just comes out different ways.

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What is morality? - ER - 9/10/2006 12:33:09 AM
- re: What is morality? - azstrummer - 9/11/2006 11:02:38 PM
  - Interesting take, novel approach... (n/t) - ER - 9/12/2006 12:47:07 AM
- Morality. (A very technical definition) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/10/2006 11:29:54 PM
  - Can you imagine Yogi Berra with PhDs in philosophy and semiotics? (n/t) - ER - 9/11/2006 12:00:00 AM
    - Don't question answers to questions because it creates more questions than answers. (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2006 12:31:16 AM
- re: Humanism? - Raoul - 9/10/2006 7:53:17 PM
  - Incidentally, that interview was in 1999. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:37:41 PM
  - re: Humanism? - ER - 9/10/2006 8:35:14 PM
    - re: Humanism? - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:45:19 PM
      - almost a great line..... - Publius - 9/11/2006 10:18:22 PM
        
        re: almost a great line..... - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2006 5:42:32 AM
        
        Now you leave Andy's little boy out of this (n/t) - Laurie Street - 9/12/2006 3:55:01 PM
  - On the other hand... - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:33:58 PM
    - re: femine gods....! (n/t) - Raoul - 9/10/2006 9:05:21 PM
- What is morality? - Publius - 9/10/2006 1:09:41 PM
  - Religion does have something to contribute. - ER - 9/10/2006 2:01:41 PM
    - OK, so let's go pre-Socratic........ - Publius - 9/11/2006 2:36:12 PM
      - Socrates got what he deserved. - ER - 9/11/2006 7:43:36 PM
        
        re: Socrates got what he deserved. - Publius - 9/12/2006 9:13:57 PM
        
        History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. - ER - 9/14/2006 12:15:20 AM
        
        Addendum: Read the IF Stone NYT interview - ER - 9/14/2006 1:41:50 PM
        
        That's my biggest argument against multiculturalism - Lee - 9/11/2006 10:13:44 PM
    - The problem with the Ten Commandments - ljk - 9/10/2006 6:07:15 PM
      - The Ten Commandments deal with contracts. - Mary Anne - 9/10/2006 6:52:50 PM
      - No, I forgive you. Just don't let it happen again. - ER - 9/10/2006 6:51:39 PM
        
        We have two gods on this forum? - ljk - 9/10/2006 7:06:21 PM
        
        Of course! For every Vishnu, a Lakshmi. For every Durga, a Shiva. - Mary Anne - 9/10/2006 7:20:53 PM
        
        Then there's that Garden of Eden bit - LJK - 9/12/2006 3:01:23 PM
        
        Yes, and the Pandora bit. - Mary Anne - 9/13/2006 5:24:10 AM
- re: What is morality? - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 7:02:28 AM
  - I can accept that. - ER - 9/10/2006 12:02:31 PM
    - A proper moral code isn't just about other people. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 6:08:24 PM
      - A third alternative - ER - 9/10/2006 7:29:33 PM
        
        Not really. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:18:25 PM
        
        The post was just a goof, Tom, - ER - 9/10/2006 8:39:52 PM
        
        re: The post was just a goof - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:47:27 PM
    - Anything's OK as long as no one gets hurt. - Mary Anne - 9/10/2006 3:17:20 PM
      - re: Anything's OK as long as no one gets hurt. - Publius - 9/10/2006 10:58:32 PM
- You don't have to be religious to have morality. - Lee - 9/10/2006 3:18:23 AM
  - It's an existential thing - ER - 9/10/2006 4:01:59 AM
    - I do wonder sometimes... - Lee - 9/10/2006 4:35:50 AM
      - Another "behind the veil" moment - ER - 9/10/2006 12:58:18 PM
        
        Rachel Carson, trying like hell to see a dog where there isn't one. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 6:09:50 PM
        
        From the edge of the sea - ER - 9/10/2006 6:37:50 PM
        
        re: From the edge of the sea - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:21:51 PM
        
        Quote from some guy - LJK - 9/12/2006 2:45:48 PM
      - A feature, or a bug? - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 7:34:07 AM
        
        Naaah. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2006 1:03:12 AM
        
        "There is no chaos in the universe." Q.E.D. - Tom Brosz - 9/11/2006 4:09:55 AM
        
        Tom's famous spotted dog! - ER - 9/10/2006 12:11:41 PM
        
        re: Tom's famous spotted dog! - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 6:21:45 PM
        
        You could be right. - Lee - 9/10/2006 8:02:02 AM
        
        If somebody offers you two colored pills, let us know. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2006 8:16:33 AM
- An issue. Involves empathy, which is lacking in True Believers. - Bowser - 9/10/2006 3:11:31 AM
  - Can you spell Hijack? - ER - 9/10/2006 3:53:54 AM
    - re: Can you spell Hijack? - azstrummer - 9/11/2006 10:44:44 PM
    - How do you spell "topical relevant example"? - Bowser - 9/10/2006 6:17:28 AM
    - How do you spell "topical relevant example"? - Bowser - 9/10/2006 6:17:26 AM
      - re: How do you spell "topical relevant example"? - ER - 9/10/2006 11:52:02 AM

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