by the way that was back when people thought the word Apocalypse meant destruction. Of course "everyone" knows it means something is revealed or revelation.
Pretty crazy movie......DIG THAT HAT!!!!!!!! GOTS to get me one!!! Don't think I can pull it off like you do though? Plans this weekend? Still hurting from football?
Yeah! My little brother moved into our apartment Thursday. I have been showing him around the big "O". He brought Rock Band 2 with him so I'll be playing that all Saturday.
I got my new guitar, and I've been learning some new songs. I haven't thought of a good name to call it yet. any suggestions?
Its a maroon colored, six string, Takamine G series.
Mine and my brother's (older) birthday is next week so my grandma baked us pies! Yeah pies!
I got Cory addicted to a cartoon called Naruto, and now he can't stop watching it (sorry Marissa). I think he is on episode 100 something. I am the one who got him addicted, so naturally I think the cartoon is awesome.
Welcome Trinton!
What day are your b-days? What kind of pies? That's Bec's favorite for b-days instead of cake! Yum!
Ok, I'll bite...what is Naruto? Never heard of it! We're still addicted to 24!
It's about time you posted again! :)
I want to fill this empty space I see every time I log in so I'm opening up a discussion about pretty much anything. Here are some ideas.
1) Hows your day going? (great, I slept in)
3) Who do you plan on voting for (I can't decide)
4) What did you eat for breakfast? (apple)
E) If the whole world was filled with you would it function?
(I'm running out of ideas)
6( Do you think the Ewolks of Star Wars could fight off the Hobbits in Lord of the Rings? (my money is on the Ewolks)
VII) If Kant believed in absolute moral truths that we would use to decide the morality of our actions, would he agree or disagree with the idea that the world we live in is perfect already?
(I think he would agree)
Just fine.
I found out I have 6 days of vacation coming
3) Who do you plan on voting for?
Ron Paul is looking better every day
4) What did you eat for breakfast?
Mountain Dew (I guess that is considered drinking though.)
E) If the whole world was filled with you would it function?
As long as it was half me and half my wife we'd be fine.
6( Do you think the Ewolks of Star Wars could fight off the Hobbits in Lord of the Rings?
Then the Stargate crew finds a portal to the Star Wars universe and makes the Ewoks their pets and the Hobbits eat their leftovers. HA! (I wonder if the Ewoks are the race called the Furlings in Stargate)
VII) If Kant believed in absolute moral truths that we would use to decide the morality of our actions, would he agree or disagree with the idea that the world we live in is perfect already?
It is the theory that morals are decided by a set of absolute laws that are considered “Truths”. The “absolute laws” are decided by taking any moral question and removing the exceptions. An example is “Is it moral for me as a husband/father/provider to steel to keep my family from starving?”, if you remove the exceptions you have “is it moral to steel?”, The answer to the second Question by itself is clearly “No” and therefore the law is made “It is always immoral to steel” and therefore the first question is also answered “No”. This was Kant’s philosophy on all morality.
I would have to then say no I don't think he would think we live in a perfect world. Simply because everyone makes decisions based on exceptions to those laws. Since everyone is breaking those laws therefore the world is imperfect. He had to have been driven crazy with that philosophy. Even Christ allowed for the exception on divorce. Begrudgingly tho'. Rahab the harlot lied to keep the Hebrews hidden on the roof of her house yet it was still counted as righteousness and she was justified by her faith in God. What happens when one law supercedes another. It creates an exeception. For instance...Obey every ordinance of man. Well...if man's law states you are not allowed to follow God's laws there is the exception. Unless Kant suggests that there is a certain set of laws that does not deal with exceptions then there cannot be a perfect world. Again for example...Is it moral for me to break the law if it means I have to kill someone. remove the exceptions...Is it moral for me to break the law? No! Then is it moral for me to kill another person? No! Then we have a dilemma. I would think that line of thought would drive me into a hole and not want to deal with society.
Perhaps this is what you are talking about...
The first formulation (Formula of Universal Law) of the moral imperative "requires that the maxims be chosen as though they should hold as universal laws of nature" (436).[34] This formulation in principle has as its supreme law "Always act according to that maxim whose universality as a law you can at the same time will", and is the "only condition under which a will can never come into conflict with itself…"[36]
One interpretation of the first formulation is called the "universalizability test".[37] An agent's maxim, according to Kant, is his "subjective principle of human actions" – that is, what the agent believes is his reason to act.[38] The universalizability test has five steps:
Find the agent's maxim. The maxim is an action paired with its motivation. Example: "I will lie for personal benefit." Lying is the action, the motivation is to get what you desire. Paired together they form the maxim.
Imagine a possible world in which everyone in a similar position to the real-world agent followed that maxim.
Decide whether any contradictions or irrationalities arise in the possible world as a result of following the maxim.
If a contradiction or irrationality arises, acting on that maxim is not allowed in the real world.
If there is no contradiction, then acting on that maxim is permissible, and in some instances required.
For your first post… You give an excellent example and argument, I had never thought about it that way. I guess Kant can only “hope” in the “possibility” of a “perfect” world through logic, but it would never actually happen. I think Kant does believe that these “laws” don’t deal with exceptions, but some of them would have to in order for them to actually work in a society. For your second post… That’s one interpretation (ha, I didn’t see it than but your post actually says that), and that also ties in with my question number “E)”. That is more of how it works and it is the counter argument to any surface imperfects of his theories (well that’s my opinion of it). I took out a couple of the steps because I don’t think they are necessary. I have only taken philosophy 104, everyone thought Kant was a fool in my class, but I think he came a lot closer to the bible ( without using the bible) than any of the other people we studied. He still has a lot of holes in his theory, I just thought it would be a good thought question. Thanks for commenting on my philosophy question, but I guess it’s not as popular as the Ewolks vs. the Hobbits.
The wisdom for making these judgement calls comes from the wisdom/knowledge we receive from God's word. That's why I hated college. It was a bunch of nonsense. I could care less who "Kant" is, and what he thinks! God's word is free to study, and it is based on facts not theories. But, if you ever want to advance in a career here on this earth, the powers that be want to see that they can "indoctrinate" you, that is they want to know that you can do what it takes to complete something and be a "yes" man. Maybe that is why I like McCain, I am a "maverick" too!!!
More power to you for being able to hack college, I'm not knocking anyone for going, it is all mostly just a bunch of man made wisdom gargage for me to swallow, IMO.
