Word: validities
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...passionate argument, deep analysis or stalwart defense), into the strident assertion that anyone who argues for the superiority of a distinctive moral insight or way of life is elitist or anti-democratic--and therefore immoral. One must not simply accept another's lifestyle, but celebrate it as just as valid as one's own. Or be branded a bigot...
...that only the individual can determine morality. But to argue that society has no right to judge one moral life to be better than another is dangerous. While this may protect society from the violent crusades of absolutists, the sanctuary will be temporary. My values may be no more valid than yours, but at the same time yours are by definition no more valid than mine, and if my values hold, for example, that zoroastrians should be burned at the stake, your values (which might include the maxim, "Burning people is wrong")are relevant only to you and your actions...
...Neither in their junior nor in their senior years do Social Studies concentrators spend their time on such an exegesis. A look at their thesis topics shows that their concern for the issues of modern society is as great as that of Sociology students. Davis' assertion is about as valid as would be a view of his department as a bunch of mindless number-crunchers...
...sultanate," said Commerce Minister Salim bin Abdullah al-Ghazali. "We do not want tourism that will destroy our dignity, our habits, our traditions." The government designated local hotels and tour operators as sponsoring agents for tourists and held them responsible for their clients' behavior. To obtain a visa valid for up to three months, a hotel or travel agency must submit a tourist's application to the Department of Immigration...
Although the official number of valid signatures will not be released until tomorrow, Charles D. Weeks of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office said that the petition drive had gained the necessary number of signatures...