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[–]fschmidt 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Is there value to the "western" or "Christian" tradition, or is it an ethically lesser tradition compared to, oh, just about everything else? It's Hobbes vs. the idea of the "noble savage." Alex is on the right side of this, and right now he's the broken nose on the public face of this side.

There was value to the "western" / "Christian" tradition but now it has failed because it is not ethnocentric enough. I don't see any way to save it, though maybe traditional Anabaptists have a chance. So Alex is on the wrong side of this, fighting to save a sinking ship.