Hello MidwestGirl,
Firstly, thank you for having the guts to speak your mind. I respect that more than anything, including when people disagree with me.
I don't view your post as rude, although if you want to read your post again, you may find that you did the exact same thing that you accused me of doing - - so I guess we are in good company. I won't bother with examples because there are so many that they are easy to spot.
As you already know, I disagree with some of your post and agree with other parts. But first, I couldn't help notice that you say in your profile that you are from Kansas. Right smack in the middle of the Bible belt. For someone from Kansas to post a message so full of relativism, I have to ask (and this is not a cheap shot, I really mean this):
Do you believe in right and wrong? Most people would say yes, so I'll assume for the sake of argument that you are going to answer yes to that one. Here are my questions:
1. What standard do you use as a basis of defining right and wrong for you?
2. Can something morally wrong for one person be morally right for another person? Please give examples.
3. Please enter the phrase Tatooed Women into Google and once the web results load, press the Images link to show the images page, count all the images, and then tell me which ones (using links) that you think make the women more beautiful than they were before the tatoo? (I don't mean "not ugly", or acceptable, or anything in the middle - I mean beautiful - more beautiful due to the tatoo.)
I have a lot more to say on this but I need to establish some kind of common ground or the discussion will be a waste of time for both of us.
Respectfully,
Wahaika
Firstly, thank you for having the guts to speak your mind. I respect that more than anything, including when people disagree with me.
I don't view your post as rude, although if you want to read your post again, you may find that you did the exact same thing that you accused me of doing - - so I guess we are in good company. I won't bother with examples because there are so many that they are easy to spot.
As you already know, I disagree with some of your post and agree with other parts. But first, I couldn't help notice that you say in your profile that you are from Kansas. Right smack in the middle of the Bible belt. For someone from Kansas to post a message so full of relativism, I have to ask (and this is not a cheap shot, I really mean this):
Do you believe in right and wrong? Most people would say yes, so I'll assume for the sake of argument that you are going to answer yes to that one. Here are my questions:
1. What standard do you use as a basis of defining right and wrong for you?
2. Can something morally wrong for one person be morally right for another person? Please give examples.
3. Please enter the phrase Tatooed Women into Google and once the web results load, press the Images link to show the images page, count all the images, and then tell me which ones (using links) that you think make the women more beautiful than they were before the tatoo? (I don't mean "not ugly", or acceptable, or anything in the middle - I mean beautiful - more beautiful due to the tatoo.)
I have a lot more to say on this but I need to establish some kind of common ground or the discussion will be a waste of time for both of us.
Respectfully,
Wahaika