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Re: The One Dream and the Ultimate Truth

Posted By: Seraph (adsl-66-120-160-65.dsl.sntc01.pacbell.net)
Date: 8/13/2002 at 7:42 p.m.

In Response To: Re: The One Dream and the Ultimate Truth (griefmop)

: Here's the thing, Forrest. This moral equivalency you're
: setting up (arguing for, I guess) only holds if you
: presume, as you kind of did, that the original
: 'country' is good, or 'decent' as you say. But that's
: called begging the question--assuming what you're
: trying to prove.

: This appears to assume that demolishing is in itself
: wrong. Demolishing isn't wrong if it's *evil* you're
: demolishing. You aren't good just because you were
: there first. They may have deserved to be demolished.
: And being good or evil isn't just a point of view:
: there's a reality behind it.

I wonder how I can tactfully enter this debate without my temper or something getting in the way and sounding like an @$$hole. I really really don't want to earn a reputation as a loudmouthed jerk.

Seraph

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