MZmaj7 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 FDRbots!! I'm trying to find that video - mostly or completely cartoon - in which Stef explains that moral philosophy has been built on faulty foundations like the geocentric model was built on faulty foundations. Like the Earth in the center of the universe, violence is the center of our morality. Like the complex mathematics of yesteryear, our complex moral institutions are supposed to save our society from the rot at the core of our ethics. Where is that video??
TheRobin Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 not a bot though, but..is this the video you're looking for? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLCEXtpTNYUIt's mostly non-cartoon, but is about the geocentric models and morality
MZmaj7 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 Yes, perfect, thank you! (Is 'bot' pejorative? I use it affectionately.)
TheRobin Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 You're welcome Isn't "bot" short for "robot"? (not sure I'd call it pejorative, but a robot is characterized, by a lack of emotions, lack of free will and is a machine to do its master's biding, so all in all certainly not the friendliest term one could call another (especially when asking for a favor). Unless "bot" actually doesn't stand for "robot" in which case, I have no idea what you meant and my reply has nothing to do with what you said )
MZmaj7 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 You're probably right; I don't know. I use it b/c Stef used to. I figured it was a cutesy thing. Historically, groups like the Whigs and Austrian economists have adopted pejoratives as their proud namesake. Recently, we've seen the "proud to be a teabagger" memorabilia, for example. I like how stefbot sounds, it's ironic ... It works on a number of levels, but I would never want to offend anyone with it.
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