All I can say is it has been up there along with digging for dung beattles. Humans:  :loony:

Unfortunately, Mag, (and this isn’t anything personal, so just take it as it is) you were not properly educated in American history if that is your interpretation. Naturally, you have a right to whichever belief you choose to hold, however our Constitution was in fact based on that Judaic law, in addition to other documents such as the English Magna Carta, which also was based on that old Judaic law with which you seem to have so many qualms. Personally, I prefer that law to say, Roman law and the law of any pagan culture where anarchy or tyranny (and misery as the birthchild of self-seeking automatons who only abuse others) rules.

Its unfortunate that you have the opinions you do, but please…find another country better suited to yours such as say, China or North Korea in which to live. Oh yeah, their living standard is lousy, but I guess that’s what happens in cultures built on the values you seem here to charish.

p.s., Mishlei, looks like an interesting article, will czech it out  :clap:

Anarchy? Not my dream…now Ardvarky…that has a different ring to it

The Golden rule does not apply to those who are not capable of understanding it and as such, still stands. Relativism is non-existant. We are all absolutists, regardless of our leanings…and without regard to whether we are closet-absolutists or rather of the shameless public acts of absolutism crowd. Now, to disprove me, you have no choice but to admit I am right, which of course proves instead that I am right. However, to contend that I’m wrong, you take an absolutist stance and thus kick the foundation out from under your contention.

As I mentioned in Mishlei’s blog to V, moral relativism only exists when a couple in Arkansas finally ties the knott. (I think I will make it one of my infamous philisophical notes for the day  :wink:)

Actually, that is where yours and my philosophies seem to converge. In ecclesiastes one of the wisest men ever pointed out that there is a season for everything; a time and a place. It then lists all of the extremes of human behavior and notes that at the appropriate time, each one of those has a place. As one who understands this, I see that the absolutes have never been shaken, but it is those absolutes which govern wisely actions based on circumstance and not circumstances based on action. If one were to simply guage a person’s choice of actions without their context, it would be a safe assumption they were a relativist, however in light of context you see the true meaning of those actions. What was the intent or the context. To say for example that society X puts more juvies in jail than society Y does indeed point to change, if society X used to more like society Y. However, what really matters is why. And why ask why unless we are trying to collect suffician information to formulate our opinions of the change based on our absolute value structure. And it is an important question which might elicit two different responses. Are more being jailed because more are commiting crimes or, as we saw Hitler do with Jews and others in the Nazi era, are they simply being jailed because they are kids. (Certainly if it were the latter, most of us, based on our value system would be outraged and not simply accept it as how things just are) So our responses would either be support of the new trend or opposition to it. Indeed the era is different, the players are different and the details are different for society X than they were, but the over-riding principles (if the society is healthy) will remain the same.  :bigbounce:

Why ask why?  :nanana: LOL well, im going to declare jihad over the matter, and you have way more incommon with Freeky, Braddock and me than not. You and Freeky love your kids, Braddock loves his Grampa, V loves his computer (actually, im not sure if V has offspring or not, so “computer” will have to do, that is unless he has a girlfriend, in which case, hed better put her somewhat in front of his computer on that list–at least when answering her questions about the matter) and I love my dog ( would have a girlfriend, but it makes life complicated—though they sure to smell good  :frustrated:). Freeky would have to bring her hubby so he can see what kinds of weirdos she hangs out with at Xanga, too. I’ll bring the uno, lol.

I tot you were in NC, Mish  :biggrin: But if yall wanna drive, heck git yerselves on ovah. Ten just has to euthanize the fatted calf, of course…er lamb, I mean. lol

And appearently Braddock does indeed have offspring, per an earlier comment of mine

And If I ommited any other cool peeps, such as knox or esther (but I think she is way far away) then I blame my alzeimers. No, I blame Tenacity’s alzeimers…she is a year and 25 days older than me  :evilgrin:

er, she means Left, Marnie  :wink:

No, not an extremist…but I bet you played a lot of donkey kong when you were a kid, didn’t you?  :nanana:

Did you ever see the Seinfeld where they were trying to bring home a Frogger game, but they had to cross several lanes of traffic with it first. It was hillarious.

You know I always have to give you a hard time, tenacity- it keeps life fun  :nanana: I think it had something to do with emode, not sure lol

I know it, Esther. One reason I support http://www.mercyministries.com. Regardless of a persons view of the theology behind this place, they are really helping girls in the exact same situation as this poor soul mentioned in the article, and getting them back up on their feet. That rocks the house in my world.

im glad you are feeling better, Knox. I hope all is swell  :biggrin:

I keep a journal, but I think that’s a journaler. With respect to the English language as a reasonable soul would understand it, a journalist is someone who hates journals. E.g. Racist, Sexist et al. Dan Rather is a Journalist.