Is how you know that your competence game is just "It's not arbitrary. I deserve it."
Hym "How is not answering the question 'What is a woman?' any different than not answering the question 'Do you believe in God?' So, we grant both of you the moral right not answer questions selectively for your own preservation. But if where they go too far is celebrating it as a victory for equity and inclusion then how do they not go too far in celebrating you as a prophet? It's blatant hypocrisy. Where does it come from? Well, it comes from me being right. You are incapable of adhering to your own ethic and your ethic is entirely predicated on 'This is what OTHER people SHOULD do' thinking. But it isn't what you do. Do you believe people should be credited for their work? Well, you could say 'Well, you didn't do it.' and that is irrelevant. YOU act out YOUR ethic.
Hym "How is not answering the question 'What is a woman?' any different than not answering the question 'Do you believe in God?' So, we grant both of you the moral right not answer questions selectively for your own preservation. But if where they go too far is celebrating it as a victory for equity and inclusion then how do they not go too far in celebrating you as a prophet? It's blatant hypocrisy. Where does it come from? Well, it comes from me being right. You are incapable of adhering to your own ethic and your ethic is entirely predicated on 'This is what OTHER people SHOULD do' thinking. But it isn't what you do. Do you believe people should be credited for their work? Well, you could say 'Well, you didn't do it.' and that is irrelevant. YOU act out YOUR ethic.
Why is your adherence to your own ethic dependant on the perceived ethic of those you are dealing with? That's just the platinum rule. And you could say 'Well, I'm only doing it to you' but no, you fail to act in accordance with your own ethic at your leisure. Therefore, you have no ethic outside of the platinum rule (which is not a proposition as much as it is an observation). And now you can say 'Well, I'm competent and have the moral authority to determine when my behavior is allowed to be incongruent with my ethical propositions.' but that would mean it's a conscious choice rather than the imperfect nature of man. You are exempting yourself from rules of your own creation. Which is just 'doing whatever you want.' 'I do what I want and other people should accept my propositions because the world would be better if it worked this way. With me doing what I want and others doing what I tell them.' And you've already established that you would enforce it if you had the power to do so because I'm giving you that power and that is what you're doing. Hypocrisy.
by Hym Iam August 1, 2022
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