tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post5701213578870423968..comments2024-03-18T17:28:44.693-07:00Comments on Rondam Ramblings: A bumpy ride through the moral landscapeRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-67814282882473856712011-03-10T08:49:21.518-08:002011-03-10T08:49:21.518-08:00> Why do you use the phrase "better life&q...> Why do you use the phrase "better life", after asserting that the term is meaningless, that there can be no metric for it?<br /><br />Where did I say that "better life" is meaningless? It certainly isn' meaningless, it's just that there is no meaning that everyone will universally agree on. In the context of the quote above, just assume that it's the woman&#Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-31505809944273352192011-03-10T00:46:12.382-08:002011-03-10T00:46:12.382-08:00"and years after you are dead millions will b...<i>"and years after you are dead millions will be living BETTER LIVES because of your sacrifices"</i><br /><br />Why do you use the phrase "better life", after asserting that the term is meaningless, that there can be no metric for it? If you allow that such a metric can exist, then why not substitute it for Sam's and move on to the rest of the argument? I don't see Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-71494561012770859722011-03-09T23:36:03.505-08:002011-03-09T23:36:03.505-08:00It's just a long litany of pain and suffering....It's just a long litany of pain and suffering. I don't think I've lost anything essential to my point by eliding parts of it. My main point is that the Bad Life character 1) is a woman and 2) has a daughter. But there's nothing stopping you from buying a copy and posting the whole excerpt here as a comment if you disagree.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752242624438232184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592542.post-42624600939367005312011-03-09T23:30:12.671-08:002011-03-09T23:30:12.671-08:00I think you do yourself a disservice by not quotin...I think you do yourself a disservice by not quoting the bad life in it's entirety. Surely the full and complete details of both matter equally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com