A bit of wisdom I ran acrossed today

[truthmatters]

Kant
"Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law."


I thought it was brilliant.

14 words that just about cover my entire moral platform.

I Kant believe it.

[Mr. P]

Kant
"Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law."


I thought it was brilliant.

14 words that just about cover my entire moral platform.

I Kant believe it.

Every criminal would love this...why don't you like the rule of law?

[Said1]

Every criminal would love this...why don't you like the rule of law?

Because spelling counts. HA! I kill me. :laugh2:

[Dilloduck]

Kant
"Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law."


I thought it was brilliant.

14 words that just about cover my entire moral platform.

I Kant believe it.

Just follow the Golden rule. It's been around a lot longer than Kant.

[Kathianne]

How does 'run across' wisdom? :coffee:

[truthmatters]

Just purusing quotes sites.

This says the same thing as the golden rule basically.

I wish all people who professed to believe in the golden rule would follow it.

[Dilloduck]

Just purusing quotes sites.

This says the same thing as the golden rule basically.

I wish all people who professed to believe in the golden rule would follow it.

If I were as masochisitic as you are , I sure wish someone would tell me about it.

[Kathianne]

If I were as masochisitic as you are , I sure wish someone would tell me about it.

I was thinking more passive-aggressive. :laugh2:

[Dilloduck]

I was thinking more passive-aggressive. :laugh2:

If I went to a basically liberal site and antagonized them, Im pretty sure I could expect to get my shit jumped. I guess she likes it.

[truthmatters]

Presenting ones view of the world to people who seldom get a chance to hear views differnt from thier own is not antagonizing people.

Its funny you should think so.

[manu1959]

she just assumes that she is smarter than everyone and that only she has evaluated both sides of an issue and only she has come to the correct conclusion.....

[Dilloduck]

Presenting ones view of the world to people who seldom get a chance to hear views differnt from thier own is not antagonizing people.

Its funny you should think so.

You don't really believe that you are the only one that drops in here to deride Christians or liberals , do you ?

[Dilloduck]

she just assumes that she is smarter than everyone and that only she has evaluated both sides of an issue and only she has come to the correct conclusion.....

Raskolnikov wrestled with that a bit in Crime and Punishment. The "superman" complex, I believe--above it all.

[Said1]

Presenting ones view of the world to people who seldom get a chance to hear views differnt from thier own is not antagonizing people.

Its funny you should think so.

And this isn't antagonizing? Or, are you psychic? If it's the latter, does JA know I'm alive? He's soooooooooo cute. :o

[truthmatters]

why do you people find this quote so antagonizing?

[Said1]

why do you people find this quote so antagonizing?

It's not the quote. :)

[Kathianne]

It's not the quote. :)

Said1's right, you know.

[Dilloduck]

Presenting ones view of the world to people who seldom get a chance to hear views differnt from thier own is not antagonizing people.

Its funny you should think so.

Continually insinuating that people here
seldom get a chance to hear views differnt from thier own is simply not true and there ample evidence of that if you read. Why do you feel this need to create enemies ?

[diuretic]

Kant
"Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law."


I thought it was brilliant.

14 words that just about cover my entire moral platform.

I Kant believe it.

You found the Categorical Imperative :cheers2:

[diuretic]

Just follow the Golden rule. It's been around a lot longer than Kant.

Different formulation. Kant was looking at how an act should be judged. I always remember it as, "what if we ALL did it?"

[Dilloduck]

Different formulation. Kant was looking at how an act should be judged. I always remember it as, "what if we ALL did it?"

In other words, before doing something one should think of the consequences of everyone acting in the same manner ?

[Nukeman]

why do you people find this quote so antagonizing?
Its not the quote, its the conceited poster!!

[Dilloduck]

Its not the quote, its the conceited poster!!

Don't be fooled by the bravado--

[diuretic]

In other words, before doing something one should think of the consequences of everyone acting in the same manner ?

From the very little I know of Kant (I tried to read the original and gave up) yes, I think that's what he was getting at. Again from what I've read, his idea has been savagely criticised over the years but I'm not up to defending or attacking it with any credibility.