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by hijklmno on March 27th, 2007

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In a society where everyone is "entitled to their opinion", what place is there for Right and Wrong?

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  • by Twhupfold on March 28th, 2007

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    Opinions & actions are miles apart

    As you say, in modern (western?) society everyone is entitled to their opinion, but they are definitely NOT entitled to 'do' whatever they want; that's where 'right & wrong' comes in.

    Some people's opinions may be correct or incorrect, but 'right/wrong' often describes something closer to 'morality' than 'validity/truth'. So because thoughts and opinions are kinda metaphysical, you can't place them in a moral category until they translate into physical actions.

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