Philosophy, like sciences, are broken down into domain functions.
You cannot simply take one statement and apply it ad-hoc if it suits you.
Twain was certainly not speaking to the larger sphere of existence. Is the earth murdering you and consuming you when you lay down to die of old age? We are all subject.
Twain was speaking in the voice of the dogmatic Christian Satan, who was questioning the Christian God’s righteousness and design.
It was metaphor to show the flaws in rooting your philosophy in something grounded so poorly. This (might makes right) philosophy that Twain was dressing down is the same Putin and Russia are using to press upon other nations.
I can understand what you’re trying to say, but you’ve got your reasoning all kinds of backwards.
>Philosophy, like sciences, are broken down into domain functions.
But Philosophy is not a science, it's a human construct.
>you’ve got your reasoning all kinds of backwards.
It's rather a lack of reasoning. Anything that is claimed as "Moral" always begs the question to what end.
If i 'Can' it is.
You and you're morals of do no harm, act fairly in dealings, etc. etc. end up being counter-morals when reality strikes because the universe doesn't caree about your codee of conduct or your "Rules & morals". Putin certainly doesn't.
You cannot simply take one statement and apply it ad-hoc if it suits you.
Twain was certainly not speaking to the larger sphere of existence. Is the earth murdering you and consuming you when you lay down to die of old age? We are all subject.
Twain was speaking in the voice of the dogmatic Christian Satan, who was questioning the Christian God’s righteousness and design.
It was metaphor to show the flaws in rooting your philosophy in something grounded so poorly. This (might makes right) philosophy that Twain was dressing down is the same Putin and Russia are using to press upon other nations.
I can understand what you’re trying to say, but you’ve got your reasoning all kinds of backwards.