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You could be right. I know that I don't recall seeing any posts declaring all large families to be horrible ideas, and I'm also pretty sure that there haven't been any posts attacking the concept of homeschooling. It's just that from the current set of responses, it would seem that most people...

What I am wondering is if there is any hard evidence to back up the idea that homeschooled children from large families are going to be inherently messed up. There have been quite a few posters who have stated something along those lines, but as of yet I have not seen any evidence produced to...

I find it interesting that everybody seems to assume its wrong to have seventeen kids when (probably) none of us have lived in seventeen kid families. Out of curiosity, would it be irresponsible to adopt seventeen kids?

As has been said several times on this thread, the government can legitimately require some kinds of instruction to be given to children that the government is paying for. I've chosen your post in particular here, Phred, because the phrase "fundie freaks" raises very interesting questions that...

The line that you (accurately) quoted about how "there is no particular reason for me to care what a subjectivist has to say bout morality" was not a statement of my views. I thought I was accurately summarizing (sp?) the posts of some of the subjectivists who have responded on this thread...

So far, we are in agreement... :) This is an idea that I have not tried to defend, largely due to the fact that it is indefensible. If I have given you the idea that I personally see no reason to listen to what a subjectivist has to say about morality, then I apologize. I tried to make it...

Isn't it ironic? We're both speaking English, and yet it seems almost as if we're speaking different languages... I'm going to try one more time. Whether subjectivism is the "right" or "wrong" way of looking at morality is completely beside the point. As has been stated on this thread...

Let me rephrase it again. If you freely acknowledge that your moral code is one that you came up with yourself, and that everybody else needs to make up their own moral code as well, then why the heck should I care what you have to say about morality? After all, it doesn't have any authority...

May I refer you to the tail end of an earlier post? True, there is little to no practical difference in terms of the debate, because, just as you say, people will have their own opinions as to what that objective moral code is. Your reasoning for why you would listen to me on the subject...

Pretty much. If you acknowledge that your moral code is simply your opinion on morality, then I have no reason to care what you have to say about morality...unless I think it is "right" to at least listen to what people have to say. It's true that people will disagree on what that...

So right and wrong are cultural phenomenon as much as anything else?

And if everybody lived in a society like that, would murder ever be wrong?

If someone wants to cheat on his/her spouse, should that be okay too?

Sorry about the rather extended delay here, but I don't have as much time to spend online as I might like... Regardless, I enjoyed reading your replies, and I hope to be able to respond in kind. relaxeus, I would agree with you that laws are typically the result of having the majority of a...

I guess I'm mostly curious to see what I can dig up, so here goes. If morality is subjective, then why should anyone care about the moral code of a subjectivist? If all morality is subjective, then isn't that person's moral code restricted solely to that person? This is a question that only...

In turn, I fail to see how I have misused the definition of the word "absolute". Could you explain? Both "there are no moral absolutes" and "morality is subjective" make statements about morality and where it comes from. They inherently have enormous ramifications in the moral sphere in...

I will admit to not having read all the posts on this thread. However, I thought that I'd throw a couple thoughts out there and see what you all think. First of all, the statement, "there are no moral absolutes" inherently carries the statement "morality is subjective". So, unless I'm...

"There are no absolutes" is another example of a catch phrase that some people spit out without thinking too hard about...

I take it that you find faith to be intellectually unacceptable (or worse)? Is there anything in which you would accept go-betweens?

Hypocrisy did seem to get Jesus riled up pretty quick... :D I think that this is somewhat true, but how many people are aware of the fact that Jesus apparently equates lust with adultery? Present-day American culture practically crams sexual images down our throats, and I very much doubt...