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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 23 Oct 17 5.39pm

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Doesn't make them Communists though. I'm quite interested in Marxism, I'm not a communist either and never have been.

The entire Labour party and trade unions basis is in Marx, but they're not communists.

 


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Originally posted by .TUX.

Well said.

He says everything well. But that doesn't always make it right.

Humans? A good subject of debate.

 

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.TUX. Flag 23 Oct 17 7.56pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

He says everything well. But that doesn't always make it right.

Humans? A good subject of debate.

Jamie's pretty much closer to the truth than many here imo.
And yeah i agree, ''humans'' are a good subject to debate. The sad thing is that our bad traits far outweigh our good.

 


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Originally posted by .TUX.

Jamie's pretty much closer to the truth than many here imo.
And yeah i agree, ''humans'' are a good subject to debate. The sad thing is that our bad traits far outweigh our good.

There is no good and bad in nature but I'm sure human morality has a practical function which could impact on evolution.

 

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Originally posted by steeleye20

Rubbish.

Trash & Recycling. Very good Money to be made a real untapped market.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 24 Oct 17 9.58am

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

There is no good and bad in nature but I'm sure human morality has a practical function which could impact on evolution.

There is no good and bad, overall really, they're all subjective definitions based on our capacity for language, and inherited cultural biases - pretty much everything really is based in a contextual understanding in defining why its good or bad.

 


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Originally posted by jamiemartin721

There is no good and bad, overall really, they're all subjective definitions based on our capacity for language, and inherited cultural biases - pretty much everything really is based in a contextual understanding in defining why its good or bad.

True. The subject of human morality and how it relates to evolutionary advantage is very interesting, particularly as it varies so much even between individuals without reinforcement.

 

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hedgehog50 Flag Croydon 24 Oct 17 4.22pm

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

There is no good and bad, overall really, they're all subjective definitions based on our capacity for language, and inherited cultural biases - pretty much everything really is based in a contextual understanding in defining why its good or bad.


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So fascism is neither good nor bad - have you told Nick this news?

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 24 Oct 17 5.27pm

Originally posted by hedgehog50


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So fascism is neither good nor bad - have you told Nick this news?

Hahaha - I think its a bad thing, some people think its a good thing. What matters though is the capacity of people to frame good and bad in a contextual manner to demonstrate whether its good, bad, right or wrong to others.

What matters, really isn't what I think, but my capacity to express that thought to others at which point values of good and bad become irrelivent, its about how well I can make that argument.

 


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jamiemartin721 Flag Reading 24 Oct 17 5.31pm

Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

True. The subject of human morality and how it relates to evolutionary advantage is very interesting, particularly as it varies so much even between individuals without reinforcement.

Oddly, I would suggest that Morality and Ethics might not be an evolutionary advantage to the individual, but maybe to the species, and genetic diversity as a whole.

Morality and Ethics probably make it harder to pass on your own genetic material, but over time they ensure a wider and more diverse genetic pool. Especially, as the history of morals and ethics generally have been towards increasing individuals capacity.

For example, changes in racial and womens rights, led to greater sexual liberation, and wider diversity of sexual partners.

 


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hedgehog50 Flag Croydon 24 Oct 17 5.35pm

Originally posted by jamiemartin721

Hahaha - I think its a bad thing, some people think its a good thing. What matters though is the capacity of people to frame good and bad in a contextual manner to demonstrate whether its good, bad, right or wrong to others.

What matters, really isn't what I think, but my capacity to express that thought to others at which point values of good and bad become irrelivent, its about how well I can make that argument.

So the, what I would call 'crimes' of Ian Brady are neither bad nor good? Why did the law bother punishing him? Surely in your view he did nothing 'wrong' as you don't believe in the concept.

 


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Originally posted by hedgehog50

So the, what I would call 'crimes' of Ian Brady are neither bad nor good? Why did the law bother punishing him? Surely in your view he did nothing 'wrong' as you don't believe in the concept.


Shakespeare wrote something like, 'nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so'.

He's right of course.....but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't hold positions upon your thinking. Just as you prefer putting an ice cream in you mouth as opposed to an iron bar.....what pushes us towards positive things is seen as preferable to negative things...for us...whether as individuals or a group.

So until there comes a time when we think it's somehow a useful thing to do the terrible crimes of Brady and Hindley well.....we view them as bad....very bad. If that had been my child I'd have had to have found a way to get at him.


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