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@ Enco

I’m a little more concerned with what’s called “shrinkflation,” where, instead or raising prices, they give you less.

Now, a strict libertarian will invoke “buyer beware” and think that anyone who doesn’t read the entire (often quite detailed) label for changes is just stupid. Never mind that doing so would mean also knowing what was on…[Read more]

Speaking of Vivek Ramaswamy, his campaign died in one interview by Mehdi Hasan. You rarely see anyone so thoroughly and successfully (though not to his benefit) avoid answering a simple question:

almost as devastating as when Chris Wallace (while on Fox!) destroyed Trump attorney Jay…[Read more]

@Enco

States with weaker gun laws have higher rates of firearm related homicides and suicides, study finds

In short, where gun control is weak, there are more gun-related homicides. Look at the map in the article.

But you’ve done that classic tactic of distracting rather than answering. You’ve also moved the goal post from the end of the field…[Read more]

@Simon

(Kant’s) theory proposes that it is not consequences that should guide our actions; rather, we should be concerned about acting rationally and in accordance with duty to moral principles.

Think about it: It also presupposes a preexisting moral sense. And I think a moral sense usually implies a belief in generalizability. (“Is this sort of…[Read more]

Simon Paynton wrote:

…if everyone were to universalize the maxim of borrowing money without intending to repay it, the concept of borrowing itself would become meaningless, as no one would be willing to lend money.

Ironically, one has to have a sense of morality prior to applying the categorical imperative. Where does that come from?

@Enco

One of the big reasons given to justify people having guns is for self protection.

Where is the statistic showing that a significant number of those killed and wounded by guns became statistics due to some gun owner protecting him/herself?

If there is one, I believe you’ll find it’s somewhere in the single digits painfully close to 0%.

@Enco

There’s another saying that goes by the wording “Live by the sword, die by the sword.”

Militant Christian nationalists should know the source:

In the Gospel of Matthew, Matthew records what happened the night Jesus was betrayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, “‘Put your sword back in its place,’ Jesus said to him, ‘for all who draw the swo…[Read more]

Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative is a fundamental principle in his moral philosophy. It can be summarized as follows:

“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.”

In simpler terms, when making moral decisions, individuals should consider whether the principle or rule…[Read more]