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> ... I thought "I feel it is right" implied an ethical judgment. I'm really not sure what you mean here; please clarify it for me. (I think arguments about the divine inspiration of the Bible, etc. have been done to death on this forum, so I'll just let that part pass and we'll all be happier for it. ;))


I think he was referring to the dangers of relativism.


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> Would you rather go swimming because it's fun to splash in the water, or because someone is pointing a gun at your head and saying, "Get in the pool"?
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I don't think preference is relevant to his point. He's saying that neither reason is inherently (objectively) "better" than the other.

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> -Cynthia


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