[MD] The End of Faith - Spirituality

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Quoting Ron Kulp <RKulp at ebwalshinc.com>:

> Platt:
> OK, but here's just one more quote to support my contention  that 
> "betterness" goes to heart of the MOQ:
> 
> "Ferrier's first move is to look for the absolute starting-point of 
> metaphysics in a proposition which states the one invariable and
> essential 
> feature in all knowledge, and which cannot be denied without
> contradiction. 
> For the MOQ this is, "Some things are better than others."  Every infant
> 
> knows this before he learns his first word." Copleston Papers
> 
> 
> Ron:
> Why not worse-ness, some things are worse than others.
> 
> Is this the same thing? I think he is saying that every
> Thing that exists demonstrates value processes. Think outside
> Of what you want him to mean for a second. He also clearly states that
> man is the measure of value, humans are the decider of good and bad.

Where does he say that?

> You get so caught up relishing the concept of ultimate good and absolute
> Better-ness that you fail to notice these things, don't be so quick to
> Be in possession of the ultimate source of judging everything
> absolutely.
> You are fooling yourself if you think that's what MoQ advocates.

You are judging me absolutely. So what's your problem?




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