Skepdick wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:40 pm
Sculptor wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:15 pm
Prove to me that slavery is wrong!
Translated into colloquial English: I will automatically reject any and all sufficient proofs for the wrongness of slavery as a matter of principle; and for the sake of wasting your time. Even though I already believe that murder is wrong.
The difference between murdering a man human and stealing their time is only in degree, not in kind.
You lillylivered twar.
Murder is wrong by definition; illegal killing. But even I can think of instances where murder would be the right thing to do. Even a slow thinker like you might think of one.
But until you can prove that slavery is wrong you are going to have to join the ranks of the moral relativists.
You keep making assertions without the slightest reasoning.
I can think of instances where stealing would be right too.
Sometimes it can be the moral action to break the law. That's how things change. Ending slavery involved breaking the law.
Put your money where you big fat mouth is and tell me why slavery is objectively wrong. You simply cannot. Morals are based on opinions. WHilst most humans we all know are born into the same culture and historical context those opinions tend to collide into agreement. However agreement is not the same as objectivity.
So have a try. At least try to tell me why you "feel" that slavery is objectively wrong, or why you "think" that, if you cannot prove it, since I have asked you repatedly.
Philosphy is more than sniping fro the shadows as you seen to do. It's about thinking about why you think the way you think; challenging your own point of view; challenging your endemic assumptions. If you can't do that then you might as well find a different Forum.