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"Direct Ad Hominem: Insulting the opponent directly instead of evaluating their reasoning." That definition of Ad Hominem is not quite accurate. An ad hominem is a fallacious form of argument, not merely the act of insulting someone in response to some argument that they've presented. If I...

Why is your answer yes?

So, I was rereading my own post above this morning and a thought occurred to me that I have to share here. Notice the impact that the ideas expressed in that post has on things you'd never expect. If rational life is the objective standard of morality, and God is necessarily living, rational and...

Well, this is the first time you've asked me to define the term "life" and this is not nearly so simple a topic as most people who attempt such discussions tend to treat it as. I've spent the better part of a year writing and rewriting a single chapter of a book that makes an argument for the...

Life is the standard. God Himself is the standard in so much as He is Life. And He is Life and so it isn't wrong to say that God is the standard. The only issue is that the vast majority of people don't get what is meant by that statement. Many, particularly atheists, are ready to pounce on it...

The one you posted from the American Heritage Dictionary, unless there's another one I missed, is, in my view, a rather worthless definition. I mean, it's technically correct, but in the context of this discussion, as well as most discussions about morality, it amounts to little more than a...

You don't get to believe anything you want and still meaningfully call yourself a Christian, SQ! And what biblical evidence to have that God created EITHER the physical or spiritual laws in advance? Did it ever occur to you that such laws are not required to be independently created? What we...

Morality applies to God in precisely the same fundamental way that it applies to us, although with one critically important distinction. Morality is grounded in life itself. Life is the standard of morality, and reason is the means by which a rational being identifies what is good and what is...

:ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO::LOL: I started to say, "You can't be serious!", but I know that you are serious! How can that be possible?!

You are stunningly stupid. Why anyone bothers to "debate" you at length is a mystery I cannot fathom. You do nothing but rationalize and assume things not in evidence and argue against things that have not been said, (nor even implied for that matter).

Wow! Derf might legitimately be the most despicable person on TOL!

When it comes to what God does or does not do, there can be no such thing as an unwarranted action. God is a NECESSARY being, Derf! God is NECESSARILY just. He is NECESSARILY righteous in all ways. An unwarranted action of God is literally a contradiction. It cannot happen. That does not mean...

I did not know Bob's system leaves such things to anyone discretion. If a person has not broken any American laws then he is not answerable to American law. Making him so because he's broken another nation's laws, would be unjust. American authorities, however, do not have to permit his...

So, we're basically back to moral should vs. moral must. At least in principle, even if not in those specific terms. What exactly (i.e.specifically) is it, in the context of criminal justice, that you think is a moral reason that isn't also a moral obligation? Take all the space you need, but...

It isn't interpretations that "aren't mine" that are disallowed per se. It's irrational interpretations that literally ANY theological position whatsoever could survive. Understand the difference? If the things you say are valid, there's nothing YOU could say that would falsify ANYONE'S doctrine...

It seems that no matter how short my responses are, you are able to post mile long posts in response to them. No. None of those fit. All of those are examples of how the government ought not commit one UNJUST action in order to accomplish an act of justice. The ends don't justify the means. No...

Absolutely, that why we're here! This is the most intellectually stimulating discussion I've had on TOL is a very long time! I'm loving it! Completely awesome post! Don't let the brevity of my response imply otherwise! In the context of criminal justice, tell me the difference between a moral...

@soulquestion, Are you now or have you ever been a member of... Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment They have a webinar that seems right up your alley! Jesus the Pattern: Resurrecting the Christ Spirit Within

Okay, so I had quite a lot written in response to this that I just deleted because I was getting too frustrated and it was getting off target anyway. I truly do not understand why I can't seem to find the words needed to make you see the point here. It's clearly a paradigm issue. Once you see...