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Sure you can push your morality on others. In some cases, you should. Moral relativism is used to excuse far too many crimes, such as female genital mutilation. Some people are just wrong.
Define "push." Do you mean forcing others to hold our morals and beliefs? Or to enact laws reflecting our morals and beliefs?
In certain instances "reflecting" is "pushing".
DOMA is a good example of this.
I support DOMA, so I guess I should vote the 3rd option. I believe in having my morals and beliefs reflected in laws.
I support DOMA, so I guess I should vote the 3rd option. I believe in having my morals and beliefs reflected in laws.
All proper law reflects only the rights and liberties of the individual and is independent of morality or belief. Tyrants and despots are the only people willing to impress their personal values over People at the expense of the rights and liberties of the individual.
You are aware that those rights and liberties are derived from moral beliefs, right?
Or on the examination and philosophy of considering the individual in the "free state". Rights do not necessarily reflect morality.
There I picked out some more moral beliefs.
No, you didn't. Philosophy isn't necessarily a moral belief nor is observation.
Or on the examination and philosophy of considering the individual in the "free state". Rights do not necessarily reflect morality.
What do you mean by "free state?" No government?
Your statement is a little confusing
What do you mean by "free state?" No government?
Your statement is a little confusing
That is part of my point. His words are loaded with moral meaning. The word free can mean a lot of things to a lot of people and generally what people prefer is what they are going to label as free.
But preference is.
Well you, as Shewolf did, could ask for clarification instead of making assumptions and trying to turn what I said into something I haven't. Simple as that. A little intellectual honesty will get you far.
I made no preference, only observation and thought.
Then you have a preference for a society other then a libertarian one?
Free state means free of external forces
Any one in which I can be free would be fine. But now you're making jumps again. A preference does not necessarily have to imply any form of morality. The preference can be based on data, plain and simple. Rights can exist outside morality, and a personal preference to recognize the rights and liberties of the individual is not necessarily a moral preference.
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