Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Implicit in thinking you are entitled to an opinion about the lifestyle of another is that you think your lifestyle is superior.Why else share your disapproval of something that does not involve you, does not affect you, is none of your business; and whom, the object of your disapproval, not only did not ask for your opinion, but does not care what you think?
What makes [royal] you think you have a right to opine about how another person lives their life, or that anyone gives a flying **** what you think about anything?
A misplaced sense of superiority. As if you are in position to judge the lifestyles of others.
Weird how you say I'm not entitled to an opinion about the actions of another person, when you clearly think you're entitled to an opinion about other people's thoughts... very strange indeed.
As someone with values who isn't a moral relativist, I can make value judgments about certain actions and behaviors.
I think casual sex is immoral for example. I've thought a lot about it, and I think it's immoral. I would be outraged however at any attempt by the government to enforce that with force of law because I would count it a violation of someone else's rights. I also would not be a dick to or look down on someone for having casual sex. My best friend has engaged in casual sex before, as have some of my other friends, but I don't berate them or think of them as lesser people or think that I'm on a ****ing pedestal or something. I know I'm not perfect. I think being lazy is immoral too, and I'm fully willing to admit I can be a lazy **** sometimes when I have responsibilities I need to take care of. I also know I can be too selfish sometimes when I should be more generous. I also believe holding resentment towards other people is immoral, and that's something I certainly slip up on.
I don't count someone's worth based on their sins so to speak, I view people with an inalienable worth and believe in loving everyone regardless of their actions (though again I slip up there, and again that's an example of a moral failing of mine).
I don't think of myself as perfect or spend time trying to contemplate superiority to other people, that doesn't mean that in my quest to be a better person I'm not entitled to trying to understand what is moral and what is not moral.
So I ask you Adam, what makes [royal] you think you have a right to opine about how another person lives their life having opinions on whatever they please thinking that they care about how you think about whatever lifestyle they practice by holding the moral views they hold?