I'm a fan too! The Galactica is my favorite ship in scifi, i love it's outdated, analogue style, proud and tough underdog. I only recently finished the series tbh. (poss spoiler) One of my favorite scenes has to be the Galactica plummeting through the atmosphere of New Caprica and jumping away...
There are some very poor arguments dotted around in this thread. This issue boils down to simple visceral disgust. If it disgusts you, you state that it is wrong, morally. Reasons provided for the most part seem like clutching at straws in an attempt to legitimise and best convince others of...
No i dont think its inherently immoral. But i do not agree with your post at all. I would say that we do have a problem slaughtering animals for food and for scientific experimentation, just because it is in fact done, doesnt make it suddenly without moral importance. People who claim it isnt...
In my understanding morality has different grades. Morality as an umbrella term takes you only so far, such as the word 'sport' if you are to understand everything from snooker to football.
The magnitude of right and wrong, i believe lies in the degree to which we empathise with the subject. The...
I dont think im being very eloquent in my answers, i apologise for that.
Now what i mean by acting in a morally good way is to have an awareness for the lives that other people live, lives that are for the most part similar to your own, at least with regards to certain core experiences, such as...
This sort of echos my hypocrisy view of morality.
I think they can be seen as good because they are adopted and embraced by people, and what makes the moral failings of an individual is to deny another those same things that you have in your own life for no good reason. I mean if there is a...
When I think of morality I see it as describing a form of hypocrisy. Such that person A acts in a way that infringes upon or coerces certain rights and freedoms of another, of which person A assumes in his/her own life. It's acting in a way that assumes the person on the other end is somehow...
Really exciting match today! Good stuff.
Can't believe that France Ireland got cancelled 10mins before kickoff yesterday. First time since the 80's a match has been called off due to the weather. Bet the crowd was angry!
I think you cant go wrong with being openly honest, even though it can sometimes take a deal of courage. There are a whole host of different people in this world, different back stories, peculiarities, insecurities, chips on shoulders, confidences, sensitivities, ignorances and so on. Some are...
In my understanding i dont really see how game theory could be directly used in the question of Gods existence. At best maybe emulating certain social situations and interactions you can provide rationales and predictions that are essentially Godless in their explanations. But thats about it...
Difficult in the sense that i have 2 quite different answers simultaneously.
On the one hand, as with most things that im 'a', they directly impact my life in a very non existent way. They dont really provide positive features or content that insert into the way i live. My life for the most...
Just a thread to talk about the rugby, say who your favourites are to win and what you’ve made of the games as they happen.
I felt Scotland really missed out on a win over England. It was there for the taking, shame.
Wales Ireland was tense! Good game though. I really thought we were...
There seems to be a perceived moral difference between the negative action of withholding treatment and allowing some1 to die, and that of taking an active role in causing the death under controlled circumstances. The former is often practiced, where as the latter is never done. This outlook...