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I did enjoy this movie. Mainly due to the fact I love Johnny Cash's music and June Carters for that matter. I almost didn't go due to the fact Joaquin Phoenix is in the movie. I have issues with his active role with PETA and radical veganism. Reese Whitherspoon was amazing in this movie I must say. Suprisingly so, perhaps her best portrayal to date. Overall I'd reccomend it.

I have to say this strategy is excellent and one I have in the past used. I would also like to add that if there was a relationship that failed and you are trying to get over understand that you may have stopped demonstrating a value the other person required. Try to evaluate the situation as impartially as possible, find the root of what changed and understand it.

Hooray for Bluegrass! I'm a fan of Nickel Creek as well.

The point where I struggle here is actions can occur by non sentient beings. I have the concept of entities down. I see where you are going as the two would certainly seem to go hand in hand. Thank you for the well thought out brilliant informative post =) Thank you, I'll continue to examine this and see what I come up with.

I've struggled with my viewpoint and how to present it fully over the past couple days. Please forgive me If I fail as it is still developing completely for me and I am falable at times. Actions to me in a theoretical sense, are nuetral. When in practical application yes, actions will have a good or bad conotation. However, depending on perception or POV the action will be different to each individual. It is more proper to think of them as nuetral until applied in my mind. Thats where I was going with that theorem.

Yes.

I believe you are failing to see what I am driving at, perhaps you think I am completely incorrect. However I will attempt to iterate my position once again. Actions in and of themselves can be neutral. No one can possible say "sex is bad" or "sex is good" in a uniform blanket statement. Due to situations or considerations attached to the action that make the act of sex good or bad. Therefore my position is the act itself is neutral. I will not debate that our actions have consequences. However our actions are constantly being put through a stream of hurdles or situational events. These contingencies will often modify the actions result in a positive or negative fashion. I hardly believe the concept of life vs death is is elusive to me. I understand it fully. I'm just challenging your idea that sex has a good or bad connotation attached to the act of it. I'd also still like to see how you feel sex itself bad or good in every situation. I'm sorry if you find me frustrating, but i'm an intelligent individual. If you would guide me to your way of thinking I might adopt it.

Sex is a action I believe it is nuetral. I believe the feeling/emotions or other baggage we attach to sex can be harmful or beneficial but that is another issue entirely.

Sex is an action. How can you assign purpose to a simple action? It will be different for each person. The action of sex is nuetral. There a million things that we as individuals attach to sex. However I don't see how my position is really in question. As I previously answered I believe you can't make the action of sex itself positive or negative. You seem to think differently and I'd just like to understand how you do so.

I'd like to discuss this further, care to elaborate?

The act of sex is neutral. Neither good nor bad.

I'm sorry if I'm ignorant but what does acontextually mean? I wasn't aware it was a word. Do you mean a sex without meaning?

[Moderator's note: Split from another thread (link) ] How would it be bad for you if it had been discussed with the person it would be affecting besides yourself? I cannot fathom how sex with another can be harmful. Perhaps you can illustrate what you are meaning by "bad for you".

I would lean to the side that "cheating" refers to a dishonest action. If there is dishonesty involved and the other person has earned your honesty then yes it would be immoral. I believe if you spoke with your girlfriend and it was acknowledged and accepted by both partners to allow outside of the relationship intercourse then it would be morally sound.