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Author Topic:   Scientific Morality? - (The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris)
Dr Jack
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Message 5 of 34 (664598)
06-02-2012 2:23 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Jazzns
06-01-2012 3:08 PM


Anyone who thinks nuclear first strikes on Islamic nations are a rational and moral thing to do has no business telling anyone about morals, ditto anyone who thinks torture is justifiable. Harris fails both tests thus I give not the slightest shit about what he has to say on the matter. Backing Geert Wilder is just another example of his lack of judgement.

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Message 15 of 34 (664645)
06-03-2012 8:52 PM
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06-03-2012 10:36 AM


When Harris is making claims about moral systems his moral viewpoints are not irrelevant personal attacks.

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Message 18 of 34 (664722)
06-04-2012 2:47 PM
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06-03-2012 9:33 PM


I have in no way misrepresented him. He has advocated nuclear first strikes as rational and moral and defended torture, he has done so both in writing and in speech. He may later have tried to backpedal on some of his repellent views but by no means all of them. But note that even then he both advocates massive "collateral damage" while protesting that he "only" thing torture is no worse than "collateral damage".
But I really can't be arsed to play link footie over the views of a third party.

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