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originally posted by: OpenEars123
a reply to: Thetan
Aren't you that scientology guy?
People in glass houses... If so.
originally posted by: ntech
It was 800 AD and the middle east. It simply wasn't illegal or immoral at the time. To judge Mohammad on what he did back then by today's standards is wrong. And the premise of the argument in question is invalid. He should be judged by the standards of the time.
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
Girls this same age (and younger) are still pushed into arranged marriages today - this goes well beyond Wahhabism. Look at India for instance, female child brides (to adult men) is common practice among many families and in many of these cases it's horrific what abuse can and has ensued - and that's a mainly Hindu nation.
IMO, there is no lower act of disgusting filth than an adult usurping the innocence of a child.
originally posted by: Thetan
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Thetan
Tell me. What was the "standard of the time," and who gets to set it?
Society. For better or worse.
By that logic "society" has never acted unethically. Which of course they have.
originally posted by: Thetan
originally posted by: OpenEars123
a reply to: Thetan
Aren't you that scientology guy?
People in glass houses... If so.
This post is a red herring. What's so hard about staying on topic?
Yes I agree that "society" sets the standard. However the poster I was responding to is advocating moral relativism.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Thetan
Yes I agree that "society" sets the standard. However the poster I was responding to is advocating moral relativism.
No.
The poster you were replying to said the same thing I did. The same thing you just agreed to.
Mohamed should not be held to "societies standards," he should be held to an objectively correct ethical code, as well as everybody else.
originally posted by: Thetan
a reply to: OpenEars123
Yes. I know what a red herring is, which is why I identified your post as such. I'd appreciate it if you'd stay on topic.