How much personal freedom is too much?
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How much personal freedom is too much?
Post #1We in America take personal freedom very seriously. Is there such a thing as too much personal freedom? When is the line? Does it not matter what limitations one persons rights have on another's?
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Post #5
To some extent. A wholesale "it's your personal life, we don't care" attitude would be very... interesting.steen wrote:Certainly, imposing restrictions in others personal, private lives is unreasonable.
In a bad way, I think.
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Post #6
Unlimited personal freedom would have some very unpleasant results. We tend to forget that our values conflict with each other and it is necessary to strike a balance. Freedom is a value, no doubt, but pursuing freedom to the exclusion of other values would not be a good idea. Our actions have consequences for people other than just ourselves. That's why legal, moral and ethical rules are necessary if we are to live in society rather than the jungle.
Post #8
Not even God can impose his beliefs on you.
Some arbitrary authority might place artificial, objective restrictions, but it doesn't impose beliefs.
However, if I understand what you're saying, that there should be no imposing, then you run into a self-contradiction. What If I feel you're "no imposition" doctrine is harmful and imposing on my perfectly intolerant and bigoted provincialism... are you imposing on me?
Some arbitrary authority might place artificial, objective restrictions, but it doesn't impose beliefs.
However, if I understand what you're saying, that there should be no imposing, then you run into a self-contradiction. What If I feel you're "no imposition" doctrine is harmful and imposing on my perfectly intolerant and bigoted provincialism... are you imposing on me?
Post #9
Well, that would be the old excuse of (forgive me, I am not implying that you are one) "It is bigoted to be bigoted against bigots." For numerous reasons, I can't accept that one.Forge wrote:Not even God can impose his beliefs on you.
Some arbitrary authority might place artificial, objective restrictions, but it doesn't impose beliefs.
However, if I understand what you're saying, that there should be no imposing, then you run into a self-contradiction. What If I feel you're "no imposition" doctrine is harmful and imposing on my perfectly intolerant and bigoted provincialism... are you imposing on me?