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Malevolent vs. benevolent dispositions and conservative political ideology in the Trump era

Bradskii

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I don’t want my ethics and morality dictated to me. I find anyone who needs to be told how to be weird.
Likewise. Even if you are told, surely you have to consider whether what you are told is correct?
 
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I'd never heard of "vertical morality" so I did a quick search.
What I am trying to pursue with you in the other thread is rational morality, making no appeal to a higher authority only to reason.
 
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The people decide what's right or wrong and that's a bottom up system. They then vote for people who will run society the way they want.

Democracy, eh? Useless system. Well, until something better comes along (and that excludes theocracies).

I smell the odor of axiomatic unbelief permeating your breath in this post, Bradskii.

Jesus Rules. And you'll just have to get over it.
 
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I'd never heard of "vertical morality" so I did a quick search. There certainly seem to be a bunch of people who associate it with authoritarian movements. Perhaps more importantly, the anchor is unproven.

As I said to Bradskii, Jesus Rules. And you'll just have to get over your hesitancy.
 
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And just in passing, your post implies a morality decreed by...whoever is considered to be at the top of your vertical ladder. Are we to then assume that you would automatically accept all the ethical rules and commandments that would be issued without thought? Or would you personally decide if they are justified or not

Obviously, for me to swallow the "authority" of the Christian message hook, line and sinker would be to also recognize that I've ALREADY thought and questioned God's ethical rules and commandments--------------------just like some of Jesus' disciples did when He put His two little historical feet upon the earth the first time.

If anything, I've been contesting with God the whole time. Why? Because I'm a snot-nosed, sinful little punk, just like the Bible tells me I am.
Apparently, I need to be LED by the nose for my own good, and I just happen to have the sagacity to admit it. Not everyone does. :ahah:
 
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I don’t want my ethics and morality dictated to me. I find anyone who needs to be told how to be weird.
That's strange to me, because I see a lot more weirdness be played out in the lives of people who aver for a sort of personalized moral and civil anarchy. It's almost like...........they know not what they do.
On reflection the above response is in some ways a place holder answer. I need to think about my answer a bit more.

I can respect that. Take your time.
 
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