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17 Post author: sixes_and_sevens 12 May 2015 12:56PM

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 12 May 2015 05:45:58PM 0 points [-]

Well if we're talking about that version of "me", why not talk about the version of "me" who's a member of the International Dog-Kicking Association? For any given virtue you can posit some social context were that virtue is or is not desirable. I'm not sure what that accomplishes.

Comment author: Jiro 12 May 2015 05:56:15PM *  1 point [-]

The International Dog-Kicking Association is something you just made up, so the fact that a rule fails when applied to it doesn't mean the rule will cause any problems in real life. Religion actually exists.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 12 May 2015 07:27:50PM *  1 point [-]

I really don't know what we're actually disagreeing about here, so I'm going to tap out. Have a nice evening.

(If it's not evening where you are yet, then have a tolerable rest of the day, and then have a nice evening)