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Guarantee you all the small booksellers but your books from Amazon or Taobao and resell them.
In fact, I don't know why Amazon just doesn't go full CostCo and sell in bulk for cheaper. How does it change anything?
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Doesn't work. In America, "rejecting socialism" means you prefer status quo or want lower taxes. "Rejecting corporatism or capitalism" means you want higher wages and more public infrastructure.
Everything else is just big words to use in meaningless arguments among people with no power.
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...every single action you take, including the actions of the scientists who made all these discoveries.
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...about how the world works and his place in it that he is willing to look 14 billion lightyears into the past, study matter at femtometer and femtosecond timescales, sequence the human genome, dissect the human body, but ignore the social and emotional forces that shape...
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Why isn't it the job of public education to educate people about the science of how human beings make moral choices? Why are courses on normative philosophy or moral philosophy taught at public universities?
I don't understand how a person can be so curious...
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Dude, it's just a BlueSky convo. There is no prescription. Posts are supposed to be conversation starters, not finishers.
Thanks for the replies and for your civility. Please don't mention it.
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You don't have to be friends with everybody. That's not what tolerance means. It means that if you would like people to understand what it means to be a good person and live accordingly, you have to tolerate the possibility that they may be bad people. To some extent.
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Eternity is a long time, and you won't be spending it with other Christians primarily, or even with other people. You will be spending it with your own consciousness, and the decisions you made. And an eternity to ponder them.
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Ethics isn't even taught in high-school, is it? Besides, if what I mentioned already takes place, then, it seems that you basically agree with what I am saying, so why so hostile to my criticism, which isn't even really critical -- just a personal opinion.
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I understand you disagree. Have a good thanksgiving and don’t make me block you. Good day.
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I disagree. Many of the best parts of existence (math, music, art, emotions) are intangible, just like God and the afterlife. Of course, since the atheist position is so strong, as are the religious critic positions, it must also be taught.
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Of course, institutions like schools, workplaces etcetera also play a ginormous part. They should also be mentioned.
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...write about specific strong influences in their life that guide their behaviour, from institutions to examples to principles. They just learn about the process of moral decision-making exactly as it exists today.
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...I believe that students must be taught about the most common moral exemplars, the principles those exemplars represent, and what statements about morality can be made, in general (this is where philosophy comes in), about those examples. Students will also be encouraged to think and...
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...famous media personalities.
In each case, of course, there are moral principles involved, and sometimes people learn those lessons consciously, sometimes emotionally, and sometimes, those lessons are stitched into a personal philosophy. Instead of handing down philosophies to students...
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There is no different approach. How do people make moral decisions?
1. The example of Jesus+apostles
2. The example of Buddha
3. The example of Muhammad+Ashab+Ali
4. The examples of parents/close family members/friends
5. The examples of the literary characters you consume
6. Examples of...
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This is your personal opinion. However, the fact is that religious metaphysics is used as a basis for morality by a gigantic number of people, and there isn't really a good substitute. People use religion, or literature, or the media, or tradition. Almost no one uses normative philosophy.
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People who study and write history don't use Biblical literalism. People who make moral decisions (everybody) use religious guidelines. In my opinion, the course must reflect the truth, and this is the truth about morality. Morality is a little different.
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You have to act in a way that if everybody were to act the same way, society would not collapse into depravity. If everyone read the T & C, society would suck up all time and collapse. If nobody did, corporations would get away with murder. Thus, status quo is Kantian.
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In a university philosophy class, I agree with you. At a high school level, I prefer that students learn the methods that people actually use to make moral choices rather than the methods approved by professional philosophers. If the philosophers are correct, the culture will shift accordingly.
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You are the craft beer target market, it seems, as most of their beers are fruity and hoppy. Many taste great, but I still don't see the IPA obsession.
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Everyone has their preferences. Between IPAs and stouts, I've always preferred the latter. Lagers, especially American light beer, is super drinkable. I understand why people prefer them.
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In my opinion, religion is very much about developing a process to live a rightly guided life.
It's at a high-school level, and the idea of God isn't well-defined. Just because we don't know how to talk about something, doesn't mean it isn't important enough to be talked about.
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...that, often, is just not there, as the people who draft the laws are not perfect. A good grounding in the moral systems that shape legislation and regulation would help make better decisions.
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...becomes a judge or a legislator, his entire career is about making decisions about what is good and bad, right and wrong. In this case, you can be an "activist", legislating based on your personal emotions, or a "conservative" sticking to the letter of the law and squeezing words for meaning...
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Empathy is universal, but not a substitute for principled thinking. I don't feel schools need to teach students a particular morality, but emphasize to them the idea of right and wrong, why the idea is important, which moral systems exist, and what they have to say. After all, if someone...
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...of thought exist within which to take moral decisions.
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I meant philosophy of religion. Today, especially around the world, far more normative decisions are taken as a result of religion than as a result of what normative philosophers have to say. Students need to know both -- how most moral decisions are taken today, and what other systems...
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If you truly want to fight major evil, you must develop a tolerance for minor evils. Otherwise, you will tear each other apart while Putin has his way.
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... understanding that:
1. You may be wrong
2. In a social democracy, you may be correct but still in a minority
Hence, the idea of grace and tolerance.
Of course, some things may be intolerable to you, in which case, act accordingly, and in full context.
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That isn't moral relativism -- which means that there are no objective moral principles.
This just means that instead of trying to forever get other people to be moral, try to live a personally moral life and create laws, regulations, and norms consistent with what you believe to be moral...
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I've tried IPAs and I've tried stouts. I find IPAs very hoppy and bitter compared to imperial stouts. Even a normal Guinness stout is just not bitter.
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Perhaps it is just a negotiating ploy -- Ellesmere Island for the new DOGE powered network state in lieu of restoring free trade.
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If you're lost, just go straight up or down to get a bird's eye view. Unlike Earth, Space is fully 3D. You can go wherever. There is no gravity unless you get stuck on a planet.
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There is probably dirtier stuff in both "The Canterbury Tales" and "The Old Testament." Many of today's lyrics may be tomorrow's classics.
The English propensity for dirty jokes and lyrics is very old.
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This is the Q-Orca. It is going to storm the capital with a salmon instead of horns.
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Some parents are perpetually "prissy", and they are welcome to go school shopping in the private sector, write a letter to their Congressman, or ask the teacher his rationale for teaching a subject in a particular way.
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Religion does not equal morality, but studying religious thought and its history, along with moral and political philosophy is imperative to understanding morality. Substituting behaviour for philosophy is like substituting using a calculator for learning math.
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IPAs are bitter. A good stout on the other hand... absolutely delicious. I don't understand why everyone went IPA when you could have gone ale or stout.
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Doesn't it depend on the issue? Of course, I understand why Wiesel said that. However, if every single person is always taking sides, even on issues tangential to their interests, the world will fall apart. Sometimes, don't be afraid to offer perspective instead of support.
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No. It doesn't. It's called grace. That's why you aren't supposed to stone the person -- you are also not blameless. It's a nation of laws, not a nation of moralising self-righteousness tattletales.
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...talked about these issues? Intro to philosophy? Intro to reality?
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If you never discuss the issues that are most important to people, then the people make up their own explanations. The three main ways to acquire knowledge are logical truths, personal/subjective worldviews, and empirical data. Now...imagine if there were a high school course that...