Sat 2 Jan, 2010 10:44 am - [QUOTE=kennethamy;116329]So, you have no reason for thinking that a person who advocates capital punishment should be prepared to do it himself, despite the fact that whether he is prepared to do... (view)
Sat 2 Jan, 2010 10:39 am - [QUOTE=kennethamy;116316]That the law does not deter people from being rude does not mean that it does not deter people from stealing.[/QUOTE]
It may deter shoplifting, or larceny, but it... (view)
Sat 2 Jan, 2010 09:16 am - [QUOTE=Yogi DMT;115182]Law is setup to preserve our right to life, liberty, and property. Those are it's fundamental safekeepings. To be honest, we humans, cannot live a life without law... (view)
Sat 2 Jan, 2010 09:04 am - Revenge, vendetta, blood debt. These are valuable deterrents, and acceptable, honorable answers to injury. Unfortunately, we've become so "civilized" that we rely on the state to do... (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 08:31 pm - [QUOTE=Pythagorean;90495]I was wondering how many people believe that gluttony, defined as "habitually eating to excess", is immoral behaviour -?
Doesn't such habits lead to a... (view)
Sat 19 Sep, 2009 01:25 pm - [QUOTE=Theaetetus;67449]I understand your concern as well, because I only go to the doctor for emergencies. The last thing I want to do is help pay for people to continue shoving Big Macs in their... (view)
Sun 13 Sep, 2009 08:20 am - [QUOTE=urangutan;84495]The arguement has so many facets of confliction, Douglas M, that I would develop whiplash simply by trying to encounter a reasonable outcome in any discription. Take the... (view)
Fri 11 Sep, 2009 07:24 am - When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of these gatherings a pupil was caught stealing. The matter was reported to Bankei... (view)
Thu 10 Sep, 2009 04:53 pm - In my humble opinion, I believe all morality to be subjective. I choose, therefore, to clothe myself in meekness. That is, until I choose to destroy what I can't abide. The time does come, as... (view)
Thu 10 Sep, 2009 04:31 pm - [QUOTE=Leonard;89467]Like it or not, political parties are fair and protect our individual freedoms. One-party states are dictatorships, with a few exceptions. A democratic-republic (no reference... (view)
