Re: MD Is Morality Relative?

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Fri Dec 03 2004 - 23:04:46 GMT

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    Platt,

    Aha, now I spot the problem. You say your purpose is
    "to bring to light and examine basic assumptions, and to figure out what's
    the best morality for a nation to follow UNTIL the MOQ is widely known and
    accepted."

    Then you are probably doomed to repeat the philosophical and theological
    arguments of the last 5000 years.
    Good luck, (no, seriously, good luck to you) but please don't expect me to
    treat any of your contributions as aimed at understanding and making
    valuable use of the MoQ.

    (I won't rise to the temptation of picking you up again on your limited
    nationalist perspective, though it's probably worth noting that outside the
    US that's a cross that a good many, but fortunately far from all, US folks
    just have to bear.)

    Ian

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Platt Holden" < >
    To: < >; < >
    Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:28 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Is Morality Relative?

    > MSH, Ian:
    >
    > ph:
    > > My motive is to bring to light and examine basic assumptions, and to
    > > figure out what's the best morality for a nation to follow until the
    > > MOQ is widely known and accepted.
    > >
    > > msh asks:
    > > Why just a nation, and not the world? Or, in a nation such as the
    > > US, why a national morality rather than one determined by each state,
    > > county, city...?
    >
    > Well, Ian thinks that "why" questions like these are "damn" questions and
    > shouldn't be asked. Only "how" questions are legit. Glad to see you don't
    > agree and find that why questions are perfectly reasonable questions, like
    > Pirsig's biggy, "Why survive?"
    >
    > My answer to your question is, "Choose the world if you want, or the
    > state, county, city--whatever social group suits your fancy. Just be sure
    > to cite the basis for your answer--innate moral sense, self-interest,
    > historical precedent, religious teaching, natural law, contextulism,
    > relativism, etc. and be prepared to justify your assumptions."
    >
    > I don't know the answer. That's why I asked. But, it looks like a lot of
    > people find Christian teachings (love they neighbor) appealing as a moral
    > base whether they are willing to admit it or not.
    >
    > Platt
    >
    >
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