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FirmhandKY -> RE: How (neo)conservatives Think (5/5/2009 4:21:29 PM)
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ORIGINAL: SilverMark
... isn't good or evil really a matter of perception? ...
I know evil when I see it or hear of it based on my perception, but does it qualify me to say that based on another's it is truly evil?
Mark,
You have hit upon the point that I was starting to make, which is that "evil" can only be defined in relation to a moral order, or a moral system.
In Carthage, during the worship of Baal, children were burned alive in worship ceremonies. This was considered proper and moral in that society.
In my moral framework, this is evil.
So, when someone starts throwing out the accusations of "So-and-so are evil!", I wish to understand their moral beliefs.
Many "liberals" (no, not all) believe that all social system are inherently equal - or at least, no one can claim a higher morality than another. This is the basis of multiculturalism.
I disagree with this moral relativism, although I intellectually understand their reasoning.
In the past, a "liberal" stood staunchly for individual rights, and freedoms, based on the Western, Christian moral heritage. With the growing aceptance of moral relativism into liberal ideology, the concepts of individual rights and freedoms are being reduced in importance.
This is a major problem I have with "modern liberalism".
So ... when I get into a discussion about how "evil" conservatives are, I try to plumb the depths of these questions, and point out the inherent contradictions.
Firm
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