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  1. Alex_G

    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    Driving - Not really avoidable if you need to travel Swimming in the sea - well if appropriate you’re balancing the happy, fun experience against risks. And clearly you don’t go out in stormy weather etc, without lifeguards, in extreme temperatures, for too long a period etc Disneyland - Again...
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    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    'Freedom of religion of the child's parents' should trump nothing if its the health and wellbeing of the child that is at stake. This is so paramount. I remember a while ago it was in the news that parents accidentally killed their child because they imposed their own strict vegan diet on their...
  3. Alex_G

    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    Cutting off the foreskin of the penis of a perfect innocent and beautiful baby because religion tells you to? thats not shocking? Check your moral compass. One of the most insidious things about religion is it normalises practices that would otherwise be unacceptable. 'Ear piercings, plugs, lip...
  4. Alex_G

    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    Just think about why its being done in a religious context. Infants are having the foreskin of their penis routinely removed because of religious motivation. Just think about that for a moment. If i replaced religion as the reason for doing it with something else thats arbitrary, im sure you'd...
  5. Alex_G

    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    Accidental occurrence is different from the awareness of that occurrence. The first is concerned with causality, predictability and avoidable-ness. The latter is just to comment on an experience. And even if i was to take your new stance that the victim has 'blissful ignorance' as you put it, i...
  6. Alex_G

    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    Just to interject, religious infant circumcision is completely not accidental if that term is to mean anything at all. Its purposeful, planned and decided upon by people who should know better. Comparing it to colour-blindness isn’t helpful, as 1. There is no culpable agency responsible for a...
  7. Alex_G

    Male Circumcision good or bad up to the individual?

    Infant male circumcision is ok if it is medically warranted, such as in conditions like phimosis where the foreskin cannot be retracted. It still must be treated with the same sobriety, care and conservativeness that all surgery warrants. When its an adult making the decision then its ok in so...
  8. Alex_G

    Is nature morally wrong?

    This would rely on the presumptions: 1. that prostitution is morally wrong 2. the moral framework you relate to is itself applicable to other species of animal neither of which are sound. Morality is a complex entity, highly integrated with the human condition and social life. The extent to...
  9. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    nice, what cider is it? i haven't had a cider in quite a while actually. being quite a summer drink i'm sure it'll make a returned appearance in my life soon :P
  10. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    ye that's what i mean, it was a big change for you, but not so much for me because i was focused on different things. i.e. the very act of deciding to alter ones own mind as being the contentious thing. (my fault for being to focused on my thoughts when framing the initial question)
  11. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    ah ok, so the result or experience of such things is not where the problem lies for you but rather the means by which you arrive, specifically as you've pointed out. Changing my thread seemed a small slight to me, as i was essentially asking this new question before but using the example of...
  12. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    Ok i'm actually going to edit my thread a bit in light of it being a little too close to the nail re the forum rules. (my fault really) My primary intention was to talk about morality of altering your state of mind (which just happens to often be done with drugs of various kinds) For...
  13. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    Ah ye np. I guess what i was getting at with that bit was trying to frame people as perhaps being in a state of imbalance in their lives via societal pressures, and so the drive they have in which they attempt to break the cycle of this societal life through an appeal to drugs could come from...
  14. Alex_G

    The Rise of Christianity in the West

    As far as i see it, Christianity seems to have been born out of the works of Plato, and his view of the world of forms and the world of ideas creating a gateway to such dualistic concepts as body and spirit that permeate the christian faith. A sort of Plato for the masses if that's not too crude...
  15. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    Firstly thanks for posting, (as I thank everyone). I can very much relate to where you’re coming from, this sense of respect for yourself both body and mind, quite a purist approach to life. I wonder, as you use the term ‘balance’ which I liked, if people use some substance in a way as to...
  16. Alex_G

    What's your position on the morality of altering ones state of mind recreationally?

    I want to stay away from discussions rooted in legalities or practicalities concerning drug use, and of course please refrain from disclosing any personal discretions that would violate forum rules. I’m more interested in people’s core feelings regarding the subject of altering ones...
  17. Alex_G

    Is it ethical to break ones own ethics?

    I would propose that it hinges on what your precise definition of ethics is, and whether it varies in meaning in its different contextual usage. For example, one situation where by one grows in worldly understanding would naturally and validly lead to the modification, or change in their...
  18. Alex_G

    Do You Obey The Law Because You're Afraid of Jail?

    I actually act independent to the law. What motivates and guides me is my own moral reasoning and intuition. To be this way is the only truly free way in which to live and to be intellectually honest with myself. Law and the relevant culture does run deep, and no doubt its presence throughout...
  19. Alex_G

    Poll: Are all babies atheist?

    Holding beliefs is very characteristically adult thing to do. As we grow older we get more stubborn, more rooted in what we know and what we think, more closed off to embracing change or new things, making 'beliefs' an ever increasing aspect of who we are and how we identify ourselves. We move...
  20. Alex_G

    Who taught you your manners?

    ...just noticed this is in the jokes section.. achem...my serious/well mannered response was clearly ironic ... << >>
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