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28 Nov 17
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Dodge noted.
Santa's morals are objective. He is the standard by which gifts are measured by.
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Originally posted by @wolfgang59If 'good' and 'evil' are merely terms that describe the actions that the majority like or dislike, why should the minority adhere to the personal preferences of the majority?
ditto
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28 Nov 17
Originally posted by @wolfgang59“He knows if you've been bad or good. So be good for goodness sake,”
Santa's morals are objective. He is the standard by which gifts are measured by.
This is the crux of Santian ethics, and there is ambiguity in the motivation to be good. I will leave it to my more scholarly friends here to disentangle.
28 Nov 17
Originally posted by @js357For me "Santa" was more about the virtues of letter writing.
“He knows if you've been bad or good. So be good for goodness sake,”
This is the crux of Santian ethics, and there is ambiguity in the motivation to be good. I will leave it to my more scholarly friends here to disentangle.
Originally posted by @js357I don't think being good is the key to it. Writing the letter demonstrates belief in Santa and THAT is the key; after all, children who don't believe in Santa don't get presents from Santa. It is thought - and asserted - that doing good will naturally follow belief, but bad children who believe in Santa inevitably get presents from him too. Santaism is about thinking stuff about Santa ~ and therefore getting presents ~ and not about how one lives one's life.
Intercessionary postal service seems to be an orthodox practice within Santaism, in which Santian ethics is personified.
Do you think writing a letter can overcome not being good, or are both required?
30 Nov 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerIt must be something in the water.
If 'good' and 'evil' are merely terms that describe the actions that the majority like or dislike, why should the minority adhere to the personal preferences of the majority?
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30 Nov 17
Originally posted by @black-beetleIs that the best you can come up with? 😵
It must be something in the water.
Originally posted by @dj2beckerYes.
Is that the best you can come up with? 😵
I am strongly convinced it must be something in the water available in Abu Dhabi.
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02 Dec 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerWhat do you mean by "merely terms" ?
If 'good' and 'evil' are merely terms that describe the actions that the majority like or dislike, why should the minority adhere to the personal preferences of the majority?
These are the words we use.
"Good" and "Evil" are clearly understood by the vast majority of us
although we argue over the use of those words in certain situations.
In every day living all societies have a very similar code of conduct
and regard for "good" and "evil". It really isn't about majorities and
minorities.
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05 Dec 17
Originally posted by @wolfgang59If the majority doesn’t decide what is good and evil who does?
What do you mean by "merely terms" ?
These are the words we use.
"Good" and "Evil" are clearly understood by the vast majority of us
although we argue over the use of those words in certain situations.
In every day living all societies have a very similar code of conduct
and regard for "good" and "evil". It really isn't about majorities and
minorities.
05 Dec 17
Originally posted by @dj2beckerWhen I use the words, I do.
If the majority doesn’t decide what is good and evil who does?
When I hear others using those words that is their decision.
When I see the words written down I know it is the opinion of the writer.
Why do you struggle with the obvious?
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05 Dec 17
Originally posted by @wolfgang59If person A decides that action X is good whereas person B decides that action X is evil, are they both right or is one of them wrong?
When I use the words, I do.
When I hear others using those words that is their decision.
When I see the words written down I know it is the opinion of the writer.
Why do you struggle with the obvious?