On 2 Sep 2008, at 15:53, Dan M wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:brin-l- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Doug Pensinger >> >> Of course if I was to ask the question it would probably be something >> like; >> do you think ethics are created by magic or do you believe that >> they are >> cultural constructs? > > No, actually, I believe that there exists truth apart from us. That > we have > partial understanding of that truth. That the Critique of Pure > Reason did a > good job defining and a fairly decent job addressing the truth. > > There have been many social constructs in history. If one defines > morality > in terms of social constructs, and they contradict one another, > which one is > right? Is it the one that won? > > If that is the case,
Fallacy: petitio principii, Begging the question. [snip] > > Finally, it appears that you and others here old the viewpoint that > realism. If realism is valid, how can there be a plethora of > interpretations of science, each describing a far different reality, > with no > testable differences, [snip] Fallacy: Ignoratio elenchi or red herring. Critique Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Theists cannot be trusted as they believe that right and wrong are the arbitrary proclamations of invisible demons. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
