@St_Rev @sarahdoingthing I want to believe that do-gooders are embarrassed about getting these wrong repeatedly, so they try harder >
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing > rather than finding something else to make a fuss over. “This time we’re actually right!”1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing But the depressing alternative is that they are just too stupid to think of anything else.5 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing In such cases, makes sense to insist rightness of bad cause, bc admitting fault threatens right to control.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing Rightness considered harmful1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing Yeah, “the desire to be seen as ethically correct is harmful” sums up a lot of what I’ve been thinking recently.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing I have a quarter-baked idea that overfocus on far-mode morality has roots in education & philosophy being >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing > historically directed mostly at 1) religious goals (so abstract lies) & 2) problems of government (so kings)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@sarahdoingthing Oh, that’s an interesting insight! Hmm, might explain a lot…2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Meaningness @sarahdoingthing I'm not an expert on western phil but it's overwhelmingly true of Chinese phil.
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