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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:36:22 UTC
Why not?

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 06:37:56 UTC
Because I don't.

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:40:07 UTC
I got that part, I'm more interested in the reason behind it.

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 06:41:57 UTC
I have a moral objection to intimate physical contact of that nature.

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:43:42 UTC
Again, why?

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 06:48:07 UTC
I am required to cite a reason for my moral beliefs?

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:49:00 UTC
If you want to convince others of their value, that's usually the way to go.

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 06:50:40 UTC
Convincing others of their value implies that I place value in what other people think.

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:51:41 UTC
And morality by definition implies a view not designed only for oneself but to be shared.

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 06:54:03 UTC
And by definition, I have shared it. Whether or not those unto whom I have imparted my morality choose to adopt it, on the other hand, is none of my concern.

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:55:37 UTC
Just about every actual philosopher who ever expanded on ethical topics would agree with you here, but fair enough.

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 06:58:08 UTC
Fortunately, I am not a philosopher.

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 06:58:41 UTC
Lucky you then.

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 07:01:23 UTC
Naturally.

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heelsandlaw December 23 2010, 07:03:43 UTC
Really now.

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prefers_chess December 23 2010, 07:06:45 UTC
Indeed.

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