Posted on 07/27/2010 12:05:32 AM PDT by Maelstorm
Preaching immoralism....
Some pseudo-intellectual attempts a defense of the indefensible. Yawn.
One word answer ... "Context."
It is desirable to commit to that which is good. It is similarly desirable not to cling to that which is bad.
This is the kind of garbage bandied about in academia. It is trash, but it will take its place among all of the other leftist psychobabble used to convince idiots with irrelevant degrees that they are intellectually superior to conservatives.
Just think, careers are launched by churning out drivel like this. The worst thing about it is that this is taught to students who don’t know any better. Parents spend lots of money paying for their children to be exposed to this kind of propaganda.
First, everything beyond the first line became blah, blah, blah., since he never addressed moral principles, only behavioral concepts -- since when was "clinging" a moral principle?
Perhaps if he actually tried embracing a moral principle, rather than his "partner", he might understand the idea a little better. As it is, I can understand his need to tear down the idea of morality, if even only for his own sense of self.
200,000 student hours of teaching? When did that way of measuring teaching longevity start being used? It sounds more like trying to puff more air into the empty balloon by manufacturing an impressive number to toss into the CV.
Moral principles didn't make this guy dumb -- he seems more like a self-made man.
what he wrote is pile of crap & doesn’t hold water
This is just another intellectual stroll through moral relativism, the catechism of the Left.
This is moral relativism. Of all liberal tenets, I detest this one more than any of them, since I believe it is the root that all other liberal abominations grow from.
Ugh.
Eggs and bacon for breakfast.
The chicken clings to the concept; the pig is committed.
Very true. I bet on the bumper of the writers vehicle is a coexist bumper sticker too. From such Flee. The abandonment of moral principles as a nation and the state of decline in our nation on about all issues now is directly related to each other.
This guy believes, as many liberals do, that it is bad to have standards, because if you don’t live up to your own standards, then you are a hypocrite.
To liberals, who wear their faults on their backs, nothing is worse to them than being charged with hypocrisy (which is why they constantly charge others with it)
Can’t remain monogamous? Deconstruct and tear down the nuclear family.
Can’t keep kids from having sex? Encourage them to have sex.
Can’t stop using drugs? Make all drugs legal.
Can’t believe in God? Deconstruct, outlaw and destroy religious expression.
And so on.
For liberals, the bottom line is: If you don’t have standards, you cannot fail to meet them, and cannot be accused of hypocrisy.
Then, for them, life is good. What a twisted bunch.
Good analysis. I see why this made your blood boil. As Ann Coulter has said, never concede a false premise to liberals, since they will build a huge edifice on the foundation of that falsehood, which will be 1000 times harder to refute.
DING DING DING!
This guy is a PHD? I wasted my time reading this stuff that sounds like it came from an 8th grader.
I’ve seen those Ph.D’s in evolutionary epistemology before.
You can tear one off the roll in any local men’s room!!
file under “stupid sinners”
It's the difference between emotional stability and an "emotional crunch". The former describes a self-sustaining individual who can stand on their own. The latter pertains to someone who leeches their own sense of self worth/esteem from the attentions of another.
The fact that the author, even rhetorically, can't tell the differences bodes very poorly for them.
“Emotional crutch. More coffee...still, even half asleep I can smell bull chips from a mile away.
Good analysis. VERY good analysis.
Of course, even though it makes perfect sense, I can’t believe it unless you tell me where you got your PhD and who your advisor was. :-)
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