Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
--H.G. Wells
All men have the right to dig their own graves, and I have the right to sell them the shovels.
Never believe you have plumbed the depths of any place... or of any human.
If you don't care where you are, then you aren't lost.
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- Apr 19, 2007 7:08 am
- Forum: Science, Philosophy, Religion
- Topic: My Power Thought Quotes
- Replies: 65
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- Apr 13, 2007 4:05 pm
- Forum: Animal Rights Forum
- Topic: Moral obligation to animals that don't even understand them
- Replies: 3
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There are many human beings who do not have the ability to understand moral concepts. Examples are infants, the severely mentally retarded, and elderly people who's minds have deteriorated. Nevertheless, we believe that we have an obligation to act morally towards these individuals, even though they...
- Apr 11, 2007 7:05 am
- Forum: Science, Philosophy, Religion
- Topic: My Power Thought Quotes
- Replies: 65
- Views: 36626
I'm not sure exactly what a 'power thought' quote is, but it seems people periodically add stuff here so I figure I'll put in my input with some quotes that I like. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. --Albert Einstein Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for tri...
- Dec 22, 2006 2:27 pm
- Forum: Science, Philosophy, Religion
- Topic: crimes and misdemeanors
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crimes and misdemeanors
Sander lee: "...Allen's investigation of the moral decline of society had been limited to acts which, while clearly immoral, were rarely illegal. In Crimes and Misdemeanors....the main character, Judah Rosenthal, comes to 'see' that in a world devoid of divine presence, all acts are permissible...