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WCDT January 9-13, 2012 (2096-2100)
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Vista on 12 Jan 2012, 15:50 ---As for no one being 'right'...such would seem to be the case if one believes in moral relativism or that the characters--not being real people--cannot be right or wrong. Which I would disagree with.
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I took that to mean that Jeph intends to portray all the characters as being realistically flawed, so that in any argument both parties will have screwed something up.
I've toyed with the idea of filling a pill bottle with M&Ms and printing a label that says "Self Pity: Use With Caution, May Be Habit-Forming".
truestatic:
--- Quote from: Tova on 12 Jan 2012, 17:37 ---
--- Quote from: truestatic on 12 Jan 2012, 17:18 ---"This coupon entitles the bearer to one opportunity to be a bit of a shit. Not applicable with other offers."
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"Coupon is transferrable to the target of your shitty action."
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Padma's granny best watch herself then. :-o
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: haikupoet on 12 Jan 2012, 16:26 ---Coming soon: screaming long-distance rant from a very, VERY angry Padma's grandmother. Because I expect her to be just about as awesome as Marten's mom, even on death's doorstep.
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You know what? I think I'd actually take this one over the other S*P-like endings running through my brain at the moment.
Vista:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 12 Jan 2012, 17:38 ---
--- Quote from: Vista on 12 Jan 2012, 15:50 ---As for no one being 'right'...such would seem to be the case if one believes in moral relativism or that the characters--not being real people--cannot be right or wrong. Which I would disagree with.
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I took that to mean that Jeph intends to portray all the characters as being realistically flawed, so that in any argument both parties will have screwed something up.
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Man, I was totally not contributing by not explaining that...sorry.
My point was supposed to be that even if both parties screwed things up--i.e., regret their actions even without hindsight--that doesn't mean we shouldn't determine whether or not one of them screwed things up less than the other. Now, it doesn't mean we should. But maybe so: there are real lessons here about 'doing the right thing' or at least 'doing the less wrong thing as understood by ourselves and others'. Even as we shouldn't demonize the person who doesn't take the nobler path--and there is way too much demonization, but I ignore it--we shouldn't discount the fact that they are, indeed, failing to pursue either their own or others' best long-term ends. Making them more 'in the wrong' as it were.
I think. But I'm not a moral relativist. And I judge everyone (usually for doing good things). :-o
themacnut:
--- Quote from: haikupoet on 12 Jan 2012, 16:26 ---Coming soon: screaming long-distance rant from a very, VERY angry Padma's grandmother. Because I expect her to be just about as awesome as Marten's mom, even on death's doorstep.
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I'd be rather surprised if Padma even mentions something like that to Grandma. Especially if she rationalizes the whole thing to be a mere fling. How many people even talk about their sex lives with grandparents? Many won't even talk about it with parents.
Besides, it would be rather over the top karmic retribution-not like Marten cursed Padma out or called her nasty names, he was just a bit short with her on the phone and refused an offer to get together with him. I don't think that earns him a bawling out by Padma's Gramma.
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