sadtomato:

Define social justice.

Given the common definitions of the first word of the phrase, it would seem to indicate a type of justice which is determined by 'society' at large. That is to say, it is "common justice" or "popular justice." In practice, that is exactly what the students learn in social justice classes: they learn a type of justice that is politically correct, common, and popular. That is merely another form of baseless morality. What is good and moral? Why, whatever the masses agree upon at the given moment. The position is untenable. The social justice teachers take no time and expend no effort in determining the ultimate source of all justice. Indeed, one must logically make certain assumptions about what is good and what is evil before engaging in any ration discourse over 'justice.' What actually happens is the students merely learn to enforce a set of beliefs and morals fed to them, without considering the Source of those teachings. It breaks the minds of those students by convincing them that they are in fact "just" without even defining the term.

One MUST consider apriori positions in any field which touches upon the way a man OUGHT to behave.

Interesting. That's what police officers are in reality. Tax collectors. That is why they always lower points from traffic violations on your driver's license: they don't want bad drivers to STOP DRIVING by loosing their license. They want bad drivers to KEEP PAYING the fines.

Meh, I'm certain their 'fears' if you can call it that were long gone after the twentieth surfing run. Heck, if they're being rewarded with treats for a good run I'm sure they enjoy the activity after enough practice.

I don't know enough about French contexts to comment on the stupidity of the guest/audience on this question. The poster translated it as: "What orbits the earth?" If you were to change the word 'orbit' to an active verb, then the answer would indeed be the sun... Not that the word has ever been or ever could be properly used in such a fasion. I just don't know enough about french to know that they guy was an idiot. For all I know it could be a poorly phrased question.

Just thought I'd throw in some dissonance. :)