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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Read for example[b] Rawls, a Theory of Justice[/b].  That might help you get a handle on thinking about Justice outside of God.[/quote]

I did, and studied it extensively.  My college major was political theory, and my mentor, John Tomasi, was big into Rawls.

But note the title:  A[b] Theory[/b] of Justice.  Not that justice is real, actual reality.  A theory.  Rawls' personal take on it.  That's still the problem.[/quote]

What an insightful critique.  This is a great alternative to reading the book.

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WTF your major was political "theory". What did you expect? And surely you picked up on the fact that [b]moral philosophy can be useful even if not absolute[/b].

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We could talk about the "veil of ignorance" and the "original position" and liberty versus equality, but my point is that those are all still just opinions.  And then moral philosophy is a lot of nothing, because justice does not really exist.[/quote]

But only if you accept your assertion that justice is contingent on gods.  Which we haven't seen any evidence for.  IOW, you're just question begging again.[/quote]

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