The evolution of the Coca Cola can

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
With respect sir, I don't think that would make much of a novel. (I would advise going down the cartoon route).

So Cap't Evo or Sgt. Joe "Can o' Coke" Flatter?
Which one do you think has more panache and/or public appeal?

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
So Cap't Evo or Sgt. Joe "Can o' Coke" Flatter?
Which one do you think has more panache and/or public appeal?

Clog Man has more gravitas. He could have little catchphrases:

"The Earth ain't round man."
"Don't even get me started on the Kennedy assassination!"
"Dude, I ain't no loon!!!"
"Wibble wobble, wibble wobble."

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Clog Man has more gravitas. He could have little catchphrases:

"The Earth ain't round man."
"Don't even get me started on the Kennedy assassination!"
"Dude, I ain't no loon!!!"
"Wibble wobble, wibble wobble."

Now the only question: leather, plastic or wood?

Originally posted by FreakyKBH
Now the only question: leather, plastic or wood?

I'd go with the classic straight-jacket.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
I'd go with the classic straight-jacket.

Fine.
Tie: black or white?
Too: cummerbund?

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
The moral law giver is not God, it's the majority consensus.

The majority believe torturing babies is wrong. Belief or disbelief in God doesn't (and shouldn't) come into it. Do you, for example, require God to tell you that killing babies is wrong before forming an opinion on it? Without God, would you be undecided on the issue of baby killing?!

So if the majority decided that it was good to torture babies for fun, then it would be ok with you?

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
So if the majority decided that it was good to torture babies for fun, then it would be ok with you?

Your faith in God may be strong sir, but your faith in humanity is as weak as a kitten.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Your faith in God may be strong sir, but your faith in humanity is as weak as a kitten.

So you have never heard of majority ethnic groups deciding to wipe out minority ethnic groups? It's called genocide dude.

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
So you have never heard of majority ethnic groups deciding to wipe out minority ethnic groups? It's called genocide dude.

In a social setting, moral norms and codes of conduct are set by the majority. Right or wrong judgements on those moral norms doesn't change the fact that morality is of human origin and that in the majority of cases those moral norms are universally accepted; such as 'murder is wrong' etc. (And it is no coincidence that such moral norms are reflected in religious dogma, which are also grounded in human origin).

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
In a social setting, moral norms and codes of conduct are set by the majority. Right or wrong judgements on those moral norms doesn't change the fact that morality is of human origin and that in the majority of cases those moral norms are universally accepted; such as 'murder is wrong' etc. (And it is no coincidence that such moral norms are reflected in religious dogma, which are also grounded in human origin).

So do you think it is objectively wrong to torture babies for fun?

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
So do you think it is objectively wrong to torture babies for fun?

Yes, as do the majority.

Did you just throw random words at your computer screen?.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Yes, as do the majority.

Did you just throw random words at your computer screen?.

What makes it objectively wrong?

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
What makes it objectively wrong?

Why have you deployed the world 'objectively'? Please clarify your intent.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Why have you deployed the world 'objectively'? Please clarify your intent.

Objective in the sense that right and wrong exist outside of ourselves. In other words right is right because there truly is a standard of behavior that exists whether or not a person believes that standard to be right. It is the same for everyone at all times and in all places.

Originally posted by Fetchmyjunk
Objective in the sense that right and wrong exist outside of ourselves. In other words right is right because there truly is a standard of behavior that exists whether or not a person believes that standard to be right. It is the same for everyone at all times and in all places.

Right or wrong exists because of us. How could it exist outside of ourselves?

Humans decide what is morally acceptable. (And this moral acceptability may very well change over time). And this doesn't mean, as humans, we each have a unique morality. For society to work, the majority, by and large, share the same moral outlook. (Murder is wrong etc).