Posted on 05/08/2008 7:40:03 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
According to all that I have written - concerning political correctness - what is ‘correct?’
According to relativism, there would be no correct position concerning ‘political correctness.’
What would be correct would be based upon one’s POV. No one could decide what is or isn’t politically correct.
See how one can use relativism to refute relativism and/or counter it?
Relativists/Postmodern relativists say that no society is better than any other.
Since you said in post #24 that “it is all relative,” do you believe that no society is better than any other?
I think it depends on what society you are a memeber of. I personally like living in the US circa 2008, but I’m sure other people in other times and places may disagree. It’s probably relative to what one wants and has.
I don’t understand you seeming obsession with one society being better than another. How does it matter?
It is relativists that are obsessed with one socviety being better than another. You yourself are a relativist.
Now, you say that you like living in the US circa 2008, but - comparing the US to other countries - do you think it is all relative? You said it is all relative.
What would make you think it is “all relative”?
I wasn’t aware that I am obsessed with one society being better than another, thanks for the info. I asked, because you were the only one mentioning it.
I think it’s relative, because someone in another society, may not have the same things I do or want the same things or even think the same. Societies throughout history were/are different because all the stuff that makes up a society are different. Just for a cursory example, a society in the south pacific is going to be different than one in say Canada, because of a multitude of factors, which are obvious, environmental, religious, ethnic backgrounds, etc. That is why I think it is all relative.
I believe even religions are relative. For an example, a Christion’s beliefs are relative to his belief in the bible, correct? While a Hebrew’s beliefs are relative to the Torah, a Muslim , the Koran, etc.
What do you define as a society?
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