“Some find [me] overly reductionistic, but often provocative.” https://laeastsidermindful.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/mindfulness-2-0-the-next-wave-of-meditation-teachers/ … Suspect someone is using “reductionistic” wrongly?
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@Meaningness the tough thing for many to grasp is that there is a rational humanist morality that is not rooted in scriptural dogma. -
@embodiedsacred Indeed! Although I’d argue that it’s not rooted, period; and that is not a huge problem. - 8 more replies
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Terms like “reductionism” and “moral relativism” do not refer; they express vague emotional/aesthetic attitudes toward a conceptual domain.
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@Meaningness Different people and societies have different moralities without being appreciable more or less deluded or dysfunctional. -
@St_Rev that’s a fine definition for something, but not the only (or even typical) usage of “moral relativism,” i think - 6 more replies
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@Meaningness while postmodernists say inane things like "FGM may be morally correct in their cultural context." -
@embodiedsacred Yes; so anyone sane is neither an absolutist nor a relativist, and the argument is cross-purposes at best.
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@Meaningness the idea that absolutely all moral judgements are relative.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness religious folks invoke scriptural absolutes as a source for enduring morality.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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