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Are there good and bad people?
Yes, there are people who choose good or bad in general 25%  25%  [ 6 ]
Yes, but they are inherently good or bad.(possibly by genes or some such) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
No, human choices balance out 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
No, genetics or preordained issues are not morally relevant 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
No, morality and the basis for calling people good or bad doesn't exist 21%  21%  [ 5 ]
Possibly, I am uncertain 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
AG is the only good person 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
AG is the only evil person 13%  13%  [ 3 ]
AG is good and evil personified in one person 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
Give me the results, like a good person, or I'll show you how bad I can be 13%  13%  [ 3 ]
Total votes : 24

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03 Aug 2009, 1:41 pm

ZEGH8578 wrote:
im not conceiving that it is morally significant. im saying it isnt. "moral" is a poetic construct. i dont even know exactly what its supposed to be.

I am concerned with a sense of morality more so than aesthetics.



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05 Aug 2009, 12:08 am

Read "Into the Darklands" by Nigel Latta.


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05 Aug 2009, 9:39 am

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
ZEGH8578 wrote:
im not conceiving that it is morally significant. im saying it isnt. "moral" is a poetic construct. i dont even know exactly what its supposed to be.

I am concerned with a sense of morality more so than aesthetics.


what?
that made no sense to me. what aesthetics?

also have in mind, i suspect we're aggreeing. so you dont see every reply of mine as an attack, and try to logic-me-out :]

happened to me some time ago, some dude kept charging for me, while i kept trying to tell him we were aggreeing all along. he even told me "Shut up! STOP TYPING!" :D
NT of course :]


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05 Aug 2009, 9:10 pm

As much as I would rather not, I have to say no.



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05 Aug 2009, 9:43 pm

nah.


everyone just misunderstands everyone else on some level or worries about something that doesn't matter personally.


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06 Aug 2009, 1:15 pm

As long as there are people around to judge there will be good and evil.