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Davis replied to the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 6 hours ago
I would agree with you Kristina. But this is a deontological moral law. So it is always relative to the person to frames the law (even if they will that others also follow that law). In that sense, if you do have a good reason to challenge it then the law wouldn’t follow. Since I cannot for the life of me think of a reason why having a picnic on…[Read more]
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Davis replied to the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 11 hours, 32 minutes ago
I understand the resistance to saying: yes it is immoral or no it is not. Because it is a difficult one to defend (not because it is necessarily relative). It seems the general answer here is: it is in bad taste.
However I do believe it is immoral in some moral systems. Deontological, utilitarian or virtue ethics to name just three (though it…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 20 hours, 22 minutes ago
Over the last year I have moved some people I was acquainted with into my “poison pool”. I will no longer seek to engage with them in any format. These are people who always seem to want something from me or if not, have nothing positive to say about other people. I had time to reflect and had a few “Hang on a minute” moments.
I suppose I do t…[Read more]
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Davis replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 1 day, 8 hours ago
Actually some of the most hilarious jokes are ones about a nation of people that have few, if any negative stereotypes like Canadians or the Finnish. They end up being super bland jokes that could apply to anyone (say if they were about the cold weather in those countries). Even funnier is when shows come along and just invent jokes. South Park…[Read more]
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Davis replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 1 day, 9 hours ago
First you had Simon hyper generalising about woke people, and now Eco is doing it. Eco…consider laying off of the stereotypes. Woke people cover a very broad spectrum of people who use a variety of tools to cut down on harmful speech.
Woke people can even include university jock frat boys who call out their friends when they make rape-jokes or…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 1 day, 15 hours ago
@TheEncogitationer: This may be the video? I have seen another similar one somewhere too. Are we not all “out of Africa” anyway…where it all began?
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Unseen replied to the topic
Sunday School 11th April 2021 in the forum Sunday School 1 day, 16 hours ago
Regarding the cognitive conflict article… I may be hampered by the fact that my last psych course was about 50 years ago, but I found the article a bit of a head-scratcher. Not only somewhat unsure what it said but also why it’s part of Sunday School this week.
Is it saying that contrary to the researcher’s hypothesis (prejudice? stereotype?),…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 1 day, 17 hours ago
I wouldn’t sit on somebody’s tomb and have a picnic, unless it was about 2000 years old.
A 2000 year old gravesite would likely be a national monument or world historical site, so you’d probably be subject to arrest.
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Strega replied to the topic
Sunday School 11th April 2021 in the forum Sunday School 1 day, 20 hours ago
Thanks, Reg!
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 1 day, 21 hours ago
If you start telling any stereotypical Irish jokes I will punch your lights out as soon as I finish this drink.
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic
Sunday School 11th April 2021 in the forum Sunday School 1 day, 21 hours ago
Have a great week everybody!
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 1 day, 21 hours ago
I once spent an night on my own in a very old rural graveyard after taking a large dose of magic mushrooms. I spent most of the time imagining who each person may have been. I was about 18 at the time. While the dead would not care if I danced on their graves I don’t think I would because of the anguish it might cause to the relatives of the…[Read more]
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Unseen started the topic Are ethnic jokes inherently wrong, racist, or offensive? in the forum Small Talk 2 days, 11 hours ago
What about this one:
Two Jewish shopkeepers are shuttering their shops at the same time.
Sol says to Ben, “How is business, Ben?”
“Not good, Sol. I lose a dollar or two on every sale.”
“That’s terrible, Ben.”
“Well, yes and no.”
“How so?”
“I make up for it with volume.”
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A Mexican goes to a Chinese restaurant…
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Unseen replied to the topic Sit-Rep and Advice from the War On COVID-19! in the forum Small Talk 2 days, 13 hours ago
I got Pfizer #1 with no side effect beyond feeling a little tired for a while and the expected injection site soreness.
Shot #2 is reputed to be the hard hitter and that proved to be true for me, though the side-effect was rather unexpected: a very bad case of diarrhea that hit at about 5 a.m., causing me to get out of bed and run for the throne…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 2 days, 13 hours ago
“On top” of the grave? Poor taste at best, though I think a graveyard should not be treated like a public amusement area. So, wrong in that sense, yeah.
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Davis started the topic
Interesting question: in the forum Humanism 2 days, 17 hours ago
Is it wrong to have a picnic with some friend on top of a strangers grave? Let’s say the stranger’s next of kin are still alive and visit once a year (though not the day of the picnic).
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JadeBlackOlive replied to the topic Sit-Rep and Advice from the War On COVID-19! in the forum Small Talk 5 days, 10 hours ago
We have appointments next week.
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Davis replied to the topic Anyone here into cryptocurrency? in the forum Small Talk 6 days, 22 hours ago
European nations have a model that works. USA does not.
Let’s not forget: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, Barbados (and that’s only to name first world countries). Even some second world countries have reasonable health systems where everyone is covered (such as Chile and Kazakhstan).
Basically every…[Read more]
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic
Sunday School 4th April 2021 in the forum Sunday School 1 week, 1 day ago
If you can I would recommend the video in the “book” link. It is 2 hours but take a few breaks as there is a lot to ponder. Dennett’s ideas on being a responsible agent gives us a degree of free will to obey the laws that keep us responsible. This is actually an idea that Jordan Peterson discusses in his new book – 12 more rules (or some name like…[Read more]
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Strega replied to the topic
Sunday School 4th April 2021 in the forum Sunday School 1 week, 1 day ago
Thanks, Reg!!
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