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Ethics & MoralityThe five fingers of ethics
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I have reduced my complete ethical system to five basic principles; the five fingers of ethics
Briefly, these five principles are
-the thumb: the universalist imperative: do what everyone should hav... |
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Is this relative? HELP!
17 Posts • 7379 Views Philosophy Forum |
ya, the principles of physics we call laws are based upon unexisting conditions, they remove the reality to impose theoritical conditions to focus on curtain aspects they call principles to understand... |
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ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
155 Posts • 43560 Views Religion Forum |
Ya, hind sight is always 20/20?
Right . . . if we bother to look. Oh, Ya Christian principles in action . .
http://www.captaincynic.com/ thread/68028/depleted_uranium. htm#68052 |
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SpiritualityRight or Wrong - Good or Bad - Righteous or Evil
8 Posts • 3601 Views Religion Forum |
personally, i am not sure i would like there to be universal, empirical principles of 'right' and 'wrong'. i think i prefer the gray area. it makes decisions more meaningful. besid... |
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ChristianityCatholic Churches feel grim
18 Posts • 6563 Views Religion Forum |
If they cannot understand your non religiousness, then perhaps you should let them know that while you are not a devout follower, you still beleive in the basic principles, such as one God etc. Howeve... |
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GovernmentThe meaning of democracy
65 Posts • 34023 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
How about this possibility? Democracy is an ideology with a set of principles, and unless the masses are educated in the principles, they can not manifest democracy.
I say this with deep concern,... |
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Physics & CosmologyWhat does it mean there are Four Dimensions?
57 Posts • 27004 Views Science & Technology Forum |
So then atoms & molecules form a projected image oflife as we comprehend it . . . just as it is written in ancient text. Strange coincedences, random chance that as mankind comes to (understand) s... |
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If someone can help
2 Posts • 1720 Views Philosophy Forum |
You should find somebody that you can have direct physical contact with to teach you. After all, the basic principles of zen Buddhism are centralized around physical experiences. I'm not ordained... |
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Emotions & Feelingsfear - what makes it?
10 Posts • 2772 Views Psychology Forum |
What do you think fear is? How is it created? Why do we fear?
What are the elements and principles that cause this feeling? |
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Religion & HumanityPoints on Religion
75 Posts • 15626 Views Religion Forum |
There are many people who don't need to be dependent on a religion in order to follow moral principles. They are completly fine without it.
But where did you find those morals to follow? |
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How can we achieve Redemption?
6 Posts • 8732 Views Philosophy Forum |
Do good works, donate, volunteer. Keep kids out of crime. Mentor, tutor. There's just so much you can do. You need to have some sort of belief or principle in life to follow. Otherwise, you'... |
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God in ReligionWhy Do You NOT Believe In God?
192 Posts • 40489 Views Religion Forum |
just because one calls themselves a Christian doesnt mean they are. religious leaders that do the things you speak of are practicign un-Christian principles. dont miss the distintion between Christian... |
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ChristianityBlessed Are The Peace Makers
48 Posts • 12575 Views Religion Forum |
Please enlighten me Trish. You speak highly of the Pope and Gandhi, and their principles. Yet I never once heard them, or heard of them, bashing other religions as you do. Both of these great human be... |
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ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
155 Posts • 43560 Views Religion Forum |
anyone read Pres. Washingtons diary and personal notes?? To say the usa was not founded on christian principles is absurd. They understood all to well that church and state must not merge. At any rate... |
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Communism?
5 Posts • 2289 Views Talk Talk |
i think the avatar thing is a little bit of a stretch, but yes, there are a lot of things around today that are still based on a fear of communism. ever notice how in school they never taught the actu... |
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Random QuestionsSenior Pranks!
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Mine is going to be sticky notes blanketing the principles car... totally harmless but I plan to put a bunch of absurd comments on them... like "look down... you dropped your pocket!" or &qu... |
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Da Vinci code, new gospels, Jesus conspiracies
1 Posts • 1754 Views Philosophy Forum |
We seem to be living in an age where two opponents are battling it out; fundamental believers in set principles and fundamental believers in critical principles.
There are two forms of mindest sim... |
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ConspiracyIlluminati
11 Posts • 4831 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
If it is what I think you are talking about, then yes I do. It is part of the Reincarnation principles. Illuminati are people who have almost learned all of the lessons needed to return to the Univers... |
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ChristianityCatholic Churches feel grim
18 Posts • 6563 Views Religion Forum |
As for your son, teach him the principles that are found in both your path and your spouses. As he gets older, give him options. A kid can get pretty confused is his/her parents believe differently. T... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
226 Posts • 63387 Views Religion Forum |
retsamed,
The problem with mixing evolution and God is It reduces God to only what we can imagine. For instance, you alluded to the perfect nature of God. Evolution contradicts scripture; so is it... |
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ChristianityExcerp: America is not a Christian Nation
155 Posts • 43560 Views Religion Forum |
The idealogy only has changed the past 10 or so years...either changing the founding fathers quotes, or misrepresenting them.
"We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not u... |
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Christianitysecond coming
53 Posts • 16168 Views Religion Forum |
isloimir maybe you should look up dogmatic
i wil lsave you the time
dogmatic : characterized by an authoritive,arrogant assertion of unproved principles.
So yes he does use proof and yes i do bel... |
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BiologyScience versus Instinct
37 Posts • 11513 Views Science & Technology Forum |
The instict to feel has been subdued by less accurate but more precise forms of communication (thought, writing, speaking) . These forms should be served as a tool to heighten the precision of the acc... |
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BuddhismChristianity and Buddhism
11 Posts • 4590 Views Religion Forum |
Christianity and Buddhism are on opposite ends of the religious scale!
In Christianity our hope is found in the person of Christ!
In Buddhism our hope is found in ourselves!
Almost every reli... |
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Science vs ReligionScience: The One True Religion
27 Posts • 7192 Views Religion Forum |
Right, opposite ends of the same beam {balance}, eh?
Perhaps the fact that both science & religion become system of beliefs?
Science is according the position of being logical? Isn't the be... |
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