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Moral Absolutism v Relativism (and laws)

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ringo
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11-07-2006 3:27 PM 		Reply to: Message 11 by Hyroglyphx
11-07-2006 3:21 PM

Re: What is morality?
nemesis_juggernaut writes:
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Do morals have anything to do with truth?
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No.
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(And truth has little to do with Truth either.)
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Morals are mostly about convenience - but collective convenience as opposed to individual convenience.
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11-07-2006 4:01 PM 		Reply to: Message 14 by Hyroglyphx
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Re: What is morality?
So you agree that morals have nothing to do with "truth"?
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