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Claradoon
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22 Mar 2019, 7:45 am

Reduce sensory output.



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22 Mar 2019, 7:57 am

Act in accordance with reason alone - or at least not contrary to it. This is my own guiding maxim in life.



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22 Mar 2019, 8:09 am

Practice more birth control dammit!



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22 Mar 2019, 8:11 am

I believe one has to appeal to emotions, as well as Reason.

But....one also has to use Reason when one is appealing to emotions. One cannot be a slave to one's emotions.

And one cannot be a slave to Reason, either. Sometimes, what is "logical" upon a superficial call to Reason is just not correct.

Sometimes, what is "logical" is not morally correct. Sometimes, what is seemingly "logical" is not "logical" at all. Something that is "logical" is not always something that is "reasonable."



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22 Mar 2019, 8:33 am

Love yourself, your neighbor as yourself, and God as your Lord.



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22 Mar 2019, 8:36 am

Fnord wrote:
Love yourself, your neighbor as yourself, and God as your Lord.

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22 Mar 2019, 8:58 am

That's the "Golden Rule," in a nutshell.



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22 Mar 2019, 9:04 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
That's the "Golden Rule," in a nutshell.
Sort of, but yes.



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22 Mar 2019, 9:07 am

Oh my bad, I was under the impression that Fnord was an atheist. :mrgreen:



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22 Mar 2019, 9:16 am

He's not an atheist. He's just not into "organized religion."

Now....I'm an Agnostic Atheist.



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22 Mar 2019, 9:20 am

I'm a witch. No really! :skull: :study: :star:



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22 Mar 2019, 9:24 am

I'm not into any One Rule. I'm chaotic good to speak in d&d language and I believe diversity is beneficial even if often painful.


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22 Mar 2019, 9:32 am

magz wrote:
I'm not into any One Rule. I'm chaotic good to speak in d&d language and I believe diversity is beneficial even if often painful.


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I cannot think of any one rule that would not constitute an imposition or even punishment for a minority of people. I even try to treat others how they would want to be treated, not how I would want to be treated, as I discovered the two don't coincide all that often.


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22 Mar 2019, 9:44 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
I believe one has to appeal to emotions, as well as Reason.

But....one also has to use Reason when one is appealing to emotions. One cannot be a slave to one's emotions.

And one cannot be a slave to Reason, either. Sometimes, what is "logical" upon a superficial call to Reason is just not correct.

Sometimes, what is "logical" is not morally correct. Sometimes, what is seemingly "logical" is not "logical" at all. Something that is "logical" is not always something that is "reasonable."

What's prima facie logical may not in fact be logical, but because our rational faculties are sometimes faulty, it doesn't mean we shouldn't use them; there's no better tool available. Note that nothing I've said implies that I believe that emotions are necessarily contrary to reason, only that emotions that happen to be contrary to reason cannot be used as tools for making judgements.



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22 Mar 2019, 9:52 am

We need a lot less killing and a lot more birth control. :wtg:



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22 Mar 2019, 9:52 am

I never advocated that a person not use "Reason"---all I've advocated is that a person not be a total slave to it.

The great debate of the Enlightenment: "The Head versus the Heart."