tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post117026702417937709..comments2023-10-30T04:35:26.999-06:00Comments on Every Thought Captive: Ethical Relativism and Moral ReasoningPhil Steigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-63265907737407322612007-06-14T02:04:00.000-06:002007-06-14T02:04:00.000-06:00some peoople conclude that “there is apparently no...some peoople conclude that “there is apparently no objective way of justifying any principle as valid for all people and all societies” and I don’t agree with him in this point because in Islam there are principles valid for all people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-18605476378662715232007-04-03T08:10:00.000-06:002007-04-03T08:10:00.000-06:00386sx-Good to hear from you again. As far as I ca...386sx-Good to hear from you again. As far as I can tell, the ID movement continues to gather steam, evidence, and plausibility. As for the specifics of their ethical systems, I am afraid I just don't know much. I assume both of them subscribe to a basic Christian worldview, but I have never read anything addressing their ethical views in detail.Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-981488328670451762007-03-05T04:24:00.000-07:002007-03-05T04:24:00.000-07:00Hi, how is the Intelligent Design thing going nowa...Hi, how is the Intelligent Design thing going nowadays? And what do you think about the ethical systems of say, Dembski and Wells?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1170278649589190212007-01-31T14:24:00.000-07:002007-01-31T14:24:00.000-07:00Brian-You are absolutely right about the equivocat...Brian-<BR/><BR/>You are absolutely right about the equivocation issues, which is why I didn't come down too hard on her reaction. In fact, we then talked briefly about "economically good" as opposed to "morally good" and that in our culture now, we come down on companies that do nasty things to their employees because the moral good outweighs the economic good.<BR/><BR/>It was their general Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1170272256563119992007-01-31T12:37:00.000-07:002007-01-31T12:37:00.000-07:00Phil said:One reaction to abolition was, "good for...Phil said:<BR/><I>One reaction to abolition was, "good for whom"?</I><BR/><BR/>I wonder if your student is confusing various senses of "good" here. There is a common usage of that term as applied, say, to a football team ("they're really good"), to works of art ("Impressionism is better than realism"), to some sense of "success" ("He's a very good businessman - has a good eye for a good deal"), Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1170270793516493402007-01-31T12:13:00.000-07:002007-01-31T12:13:00.000-07:00Rusty-Thanks for those thoughts and resources. I ...Rusty-<BR/><BR/>Thanks for those thoughts and resources. I loved that book of J.'s and STR is something I look to often.<BR/><BR/>Today I was pulling out of my pocket one of those current, hot-button issues that "nobody" thinks is morally relative to try and drive home the point. I talked about what MLK did for racism, that we consider it morally good, and that we also consider it morally good Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309718.post-1170269329290957892007-01-31T11:48:00.000-07:002007-01-31T11:48:00.000-07:00Phil,You need to check the resources at Stand to R...Phil,<BR/><BR/>You need to check the resources at Stand to Reason. You'll also find their articles will be a tremendous help (e.g., Insulin or Ice Cream?, Religious Stew, etc.). Yes, relativism is resplendent with lazy thinking (e.g., We will not tolerate intolerance!). J. Budziszewski's "What We Can't Not Know" is another good resource. J. once asked his students whether or not murder was wrong,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com