Reason Caused the Holocaust

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Reason Caused the Holocaust

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>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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Ridiculous. Moral relativism caused the holocaust?? :shock:
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While moral relativism may not be the greatest philosophy, it is in no way related to the absolutist ideas of fascism.
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A national day of reason?

Just a day? What about the other 364.25 days?

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Well, it had to happen some day. Fox News shot itself on the head.
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Hitler was of course famous for his calm reasoned speeches to the German people, frequently citing Immanuel Kant in the best tradition of European Age of Reason thinkers. Right?
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Modus.Ponens wrote:Well, it had to happen some day. Fox News shot itself on the head.
But Fox Noise watchers will never notice.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Dan74 wrote:Hitler was of course famous for his calm reasoned speeches to the German people, frequently citing Immanuel Kant in the best tradition of European Age of Reason thinkers. Right?
Last time I watched one of those speeches on youtube, I wondered how he got away with it. Without getting locked up I mean. Using such exaggerated language, talking about his love for the ordinary, common working man (hmm I doubt it), almost on the verge of tears, sometimes almost screaming with his arm flailing about. If that's 'calm and reasoned', I shudder to think of what 'raving lunacy' must look like :P

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Did I hear that woman correctly??

"The Doctrine of Original Sin is the only one with 3000 years of empirical evidence to back it up..."

- you can say that on a mainstream news network and not get laughed out of the studio for it? And she wasn't joking, right? 'Empirical evidence'? :rolleye:

America has given the world many admirable things, but Fox News is surely not one of them. 'God help us' as the Theists say...

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Insert snark here. Gosh.
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For Fox sake...
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