...or, For Your Pondering.
I happened across this article at Prospect magazine's website. It's short, but succinctly and clearly states and defends a particular thesis. A great deal of what's of interest comes afterward, in the comments readers have left. Although the discussion is about the use of words, you'll see that the language argument is quite closely tied to a conclusion about ethical relativism. READ!
P.S.: The folks who posted on Friday are duly noted! Jon, Greg, Alyssa, and Sarah - kudos/shout-out to y'all.
2 days ago
I would have to agree with Lindsay, just because "inappropriate" is more general and less of a personal attack than a term like "indecent" that does not mean that it can't be challanged, or that it holds some grand power over everyone. A society is made up of individuals, and is simply the sum of it's parts and nothing more, just because someone appeals to societalnorms by saying something is "unacceptable" that does not mean they are automaticaly right.
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