tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post9030868109988091625..comments2024-02-29T19:21:32.831-05:00Comments on Possible Worlds: General Moral Permissions vs. Specific Moral ObligationsRandy Everisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-59881254643544826672018-11-03T11:57:20.418-04:002018-11-03T11:57:20.418-04:00It seems you missed the actual starting point, Cha...It seems you missed the actual starting point, Charles! The actual starting point was, "Sometimes I hear people in the Christian tradition . . ." On the Christian tradition, God permits these things, and requires no higher authority. You may not agree, but likely if you don't you aren't the intended audience or the context in which I'm speaking.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-66433159505722111182018-08-04T09:51:02.128-04:002018-08-04T09:51:02.128-04:00“I have liberty to do this or that.” In the secula...“I have liberty to do this or that.” In the secular world, we often hear this expressed as “it’s my right to do this and this,” or “I should be allowed to do this and that.” These we can call “general moral permissions.”<br /><br />An obnoxious starting point. Who or what gives such 'permission'? Who or what gave that authority the authority to 'give permission'?Charles Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683347936698720341noreply@blogger.com