Experience appears to teach that many people exhibit a kind of moral cognitive dissonance according to which they express moral repulsion toward some behavior (usually historical), together with approbation of some other behavior that is in many ways morally similar. At present, this most commonly takes the form of moral approbation or tolerance of abortion [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Nihil novi sub sole, secunda pars
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy / Theology, tagged Nihil novi sub sole on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They spoke as if forced by truth itself
Posted in Ethics, Politics, tagged Cognitive dissonance on February 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is no God who condones taking the life of an innocent human being. –Barack Obama.
HT: SDG
This is what happens
Posted in Insanity, Politics on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When those charged with enforcing the law have a monetary incentive to see the law broken. Same thing happens in the U.S. Can’t we ever get a sane political structure to handle these things? One would think that there would be an incentive to ensure that the law is followed, not the other way around.
