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2dimes wrote:You um, "work" rest stops? Cool.
Don't feel horrible just because there's so many scummy people in the world. What can you do? It's just good to read when someone, like yourself in this case, makes the right choice just because it's the right choice. Imagine if everyone did.
That's pretty much what Yeshua is all about with his crazy laws. "Love your neighbor as you love yourself." and "Do to others what you would want them to do to you."
AAFitz wrote:I am still at the point in my life where I know, no matter what he won, Id have insured that he got his proper winnings, and I hope that never changes.
natty_dread wrote:Do ponies have sex?
(proud member of the Occasionally Wrongly Banned)Army of GOD wrote:the term heterosexual is offensive. I prefer to be called "normal"
john9blue wrote:AAFitz wrote:I am still at the point in my life where I know, no matter what he won, Id have insured that he got his proper winnings, and I hope that never changes.
it's very easy to say this hypothetically on an anonymous online forum. but i think everyone has their breaking point, a certain amount of money where they would try to scam the guy out of his tickets just so they could get it instead.
BigBallinStalin wrote:john9blue wrote:AAFitz wrote:I am still at the point in my life where I know, no matter what he won, Id have insured that he got his proper winnings, and I hope that never changes.
it's very easy to say this hypothetically on an anonymous online forum. but i think everyone has their breaking point, a certain amount of money where they would try to scam the guy out of his tickets just so they could get it instead.
What is the price of morally good action?
Is there a price at which anyone would commit an improper act (e.g. AAFitz's example)?
natty_dread wrote:Do ponies have sex?
(proud member of the Occasionally Wrongly Banned)Army of GOD wrote:the term heterosexual is offensive. I prefer to be called "normal"
2dimes wrote:Almost for sure. Easy to say I wouldn't but wave a couple billion dollars in front of me and let's see what really happens.
Hey new guy. 'Sup?
There is a little girl in my kids school since they have two "skills" classes there. I was there one time to watch an assembly. She grabbed my hand and said, "Hi are you coming with us?" It was pretty cute. I said, "Yeah, sure." Then one of the teachers not knowing me at the time raced over and apologized to me and scolded her. I told her it was ok. My wife still teases me that the little girl is my "girlfriend" years later.
john9blue wrote:BigBallinStalin wrote:john9blue wrote:AAFitz wrote:I am still at the point in my life where I know, no matter what he won, Id have insured that he got his proper winnings, and I hope that never changes.
it's very easy to say this hypothetically on an anonymous online forum. but i think everyone has their breaking point, a certain amount of money where they would try to scam the guy out of his tickets just so they could get it instead.
What is the price of morally good action?
Is there a price at which anyone would commit an improper act (e.g. AAFitz's example)?
who is to say that the act is improper? 2dimes raised a good point- you may be able to generate more happiness by stealing the wealth from him. which is not to say that "no stealing" shouldn't be a rule of thumb in our culture.
2dimes wrote:I took the kids to burger king with my parents tonight.
So I glance over at this guy sitting by himself eating his burger. He has a huge grin on his face, nods and hoists his burger like a pint of draft.
I couldn't help but smile and nod back. Then I had a whopper. He repeats what he did earlier. Now I have one so I return the salutation.
Made my night. So now he has my attention and he pulls his shirt straight so it's easier to read, it says, "I aint even MAD bro." Well now I have to talk, I say, "That's good. You don't look mad. You look pretty happy." He nods and smiles another huge smile.
He then started to use his french fries to make moustaches. I make sure my kids are noticing that. Then he uses a napkin as a hat. My 6 year old starts saying really loud, "That guy's crazy." I tell him he's crazy for dancing around and that guy just has a nice hat.
The guy finally says something since he was up until this point just doing pantomime. "I'm full!" and rubs his tummy. I say, "Yeah, that's good." I bet if he posts on a forum he went home and made a thread with the same title.
new guy1 wrote:Well I dont know if you guys are still telling stories, but at my high school, we have a life skills class and as part of it, all the mentally challenged kids go and get the recycle from the class rooms, which I find a little demeaning, but back to the story, there was one who every time he walked into a classroom of mine and saw me, he would wave to me and I'd wave back. Thought I'd share that.
new guy1 wrote:
I have no earthly idea why you addressed me before you made that statement
saxitoxin wrote:So did you know AoG would be at the Burger King or was it just a coincidence you ran into him?
BigBallinStalin wrote:new guy1 wrote:Well I dont know if you guys are still telling stories, but at my high school, we have a life skills class and as part of it, all the mentally challenged kids go and get the recycle from the class rooms, which I find a little demeaning, but back to the story, there was one who every time he walked into a classroom of mine and saw me, he would wave to me and I'd wave back. Thought I'd share that.
I generally find your post agreeable, but regarding the underlined:
Why is it demeaning?
BigBallinStalin wrote:new guy1 wrote:Well I dont know if you guys are still telling stories, but at my high school, we have a life skills class and as part of it, all the mentally challenged kids go and get the recycle from the class rooms, which I find a little demeaning, but back to the story, there was one who every time he walked into a classroom of mine and saw me, he would wave to me and I'd wave back. Thought I'd share that.
I generally find your post agreeable, but regarding the underlined:
Why is it demeaning?
What if the mentally challenged individuals were not mentally challenged, but instead were black? Is that demeaning?
BigBallinStalin wrote:john9blue wrote:who is to say that the act is improper? 2dimes raised a good point- you may be able to generate more happiness by stealing the wealth from him. which is not to say that "no stealing" shouldn't be a rule of thumb in our culture.
Sure, with utilitarianism, such acts can be justified! WOOO!!!
With virtue ethics (Aristotle's)* and Kant's categorical imperative, then nah. Even the "amoral" economist, Lootifer, would find your position Pareto inefficient. For shame!
*(Virtue ethics might justify that, but that requires a lengthy off-topic case).
natty_dread wrote:Do ponies have sex?
(proud member of the Occasionally Wrongly Banned)Army of GOD wrote:the term heterosexual is offensive. I prefer to be called "normal"
2dimes wrote:One of the real life guys in the thread is a janitor.
Oh wait I get it. You've gone so far in the quest for equality that you believe a certain amount of surgeons, airline pilots etc. should be mentally challenged people. You know, because it would be demeaning to say they need to find a menial task like collecting the recycling as employment.What if the mentally challenged individuals were not mentally challenged, but instead were black? Is that demeaning?
That depends a bit on wether or not being "black" is different from being "mentally challenged"?
Some of us think it is.
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