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Fascinating. This is a side of you I have never seen before, Strawman. Your turn of phrase reminds me of Jacob Jones. "morality does not change by whim of an individual, a dictator or even a mob. Morality is absolute." Morality is "conformity to the rules of right conduct" according to the Macquarie. The rules of right conduct are very fluid, and have changed dramatically over the millennia. Can you deny this? You cannot - a deeply moral ancient Greek would have had no problem with slavery, racism, sexism and homosexuality. Bushido, a strict moral code, valued self-sacrifice for one's lord above all else, anathema to your moral code of the sovereign individual. A taboo here today could have been compulsory a century ago on the other side of the world. Morals are a human invention, apply only to humans, and are determined by social norms. If you had been born two centuries ago, you might not have thought it immoral to kill Aborigines on your farm. If you were one of the Aborigines, you wouldn't have thought it immoral to kill sheep in your traditional hunting grounds. You are correct that discriminating between right and wrong seems the about the only thing left that makes us different from the rest of the animals on this planet. But what is right and what is wrong have changed as societies have changed. You are also correct that humans can improve themselves. I don't deny that. From there on, you post gets very weird, almost metaphysical, and reminds me of the ramblings of those unwashed men in rags at Central that talk to the voices in their heads.
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