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In Reply to: 'Human Nature' . . .Huh? posted by Sloopy on March 01, 19100 at 15:21:04:

: So, I propose reserving the word 'conscience' for that aspect of humanity which is inborn, innate, natural. In my scheme, having a conscience is just as natural as having ten fingers, ten toes, and just as natural as having a capacity for learning a human language.

I don't get it - you reject moral absolutism and yet you make an exception for "conscience"? It seems like you want to have it both ways.

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• 150 years ago, slave-owners used to justify themselves in various ways. Sloopy March 04 19100 (0)