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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

ZombieHorde

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5. You and I may personally value human life, but human life does not have inherent value.

Reply to frankie (Reply #4)

Tue May 1, 2012, 10:49 AM

May 2012

The value you perceive is coming from you, and not the people themselves.

You can choose to believe that nations don't exist, but they can choose to jail or kill you if you act on that belief in ways they don't like.

You seem to be confusing two different things. A nation is an abstract concept. It can motivate people to kill or lock people up, but it cannot actually kill or lock anyone up. People do things. People can lock up others in cages or kill them.

The abstract concept of nations may motivate people, just like the abstract concepts of Religion motivate people, but the nations themselves are just a thought in our imaginations.

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Causality vs. Magic [View all] rayofreason Apr 2012 OP

Nice post longship Apr 2012 #1

Other common "magical" beliefs... ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #2

Nice list. MadrasT Apr 2012 #3

No, that's solipsism frankie May 2012 #4

You and I may personally value human life, but human life does not have inherent value. ZombieHorde May 2012 #5