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Re:Where things stand with the Department of War by keiferski on Friday March 06, 2026 @08:27AM (#47274638)
My requirements for someone's ethical opinions to be "valid" are that they don't criticize the field of ethics as useless. I guess that is a "requirement" I have, but it's a pretty nitpicking, useless distinction to make.

If someone criticizes the French language, but doesn't speak a word of French, sorry, but I don't have much respect for their opinion on French.

And no, I don't "assume they aren't well thought out," because many of these people have explicitly said philosophy is a waste of time.

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Re:Where things stand with the Department of War by refurb on Friday March 06, 2026 @10:22PM (#47284160)
I'm just having an intellectual argument with you, so thanks for sharing your thoughts.

In a non-theological world, the source of ethics can be anything - parents, community, study of ethhics. None of them is more valid than another - because requiring "a respect for the field of philosophy" is a ethical position in and of itself.

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