Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage Licenses | Update: Clerk Freed w/Warning!

[pearljammer]

padib said:

pearljammer said:

I apologize for butting in here, but I have to object to this.

Law is flawed, obviously. However it's a reflection of what is best in protecting the freedoms of all peoples. Or at least it is a goal in an ideal secular society. Is it often objectionable? Of course! I often vehemently disagree with it. But the concerted humanist effort is the best thing we can have. It's a constantly (too often, much too slowly) evolving thing and I would argue that its constant change and willingness to admit its faults is what makes it the best system we have.

Absolutism, however, states that we know what is best and anything to state otherwise is wrong out of hand. A convienient but ultimately intolerant and dangerous stance to take. Socarates claimed that the only thing he is certain of is his own ignorance; that wisdom is only derived from the knowledge that we actually know so very little. It's that lack of humility in absolute truths that have me confused that anyone can claim their validity.

But then you will value progressive values in an absolute way, it's not an honest approach.

By it's very definition it's not absolute. What's progressive today, is conservative tomorrow. It's in constant change that best matches peoples of that period.

I'm unsure what you mean by "an honest approach?"