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Re:Why are tech people suddenly so into homeschooling? by programjames on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:14PM (#42720190)
"Rights" only exist through the will of an omnipotent force, which is an undefined concept. I think it's better to respond to ill-defined arguments with simply that: "interpretation error, argument 'right' is ill-defined."
Re:Why are tech people suddenly so into homeschooling? by ConspiracyFact on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:24PM (#42787566)
Yes, I was 14 once, too.

Moral nihilism is obvious and not helpful. Everyone knows that our moral language is just a manner of speaking. We nevertheless engage with moral concepts because we reject moral nihilism at least from a pragmatic point of view. Pointing out that things like rights, justice, etc., have no real existence is not clever.