Hi All:
>From time to time a few on this site have asserted that the MOQ is a
morally bereft, i.e., useless as an ethical guide. Of course, ethical
questions are often complex and difficult to answer regardless of the
standards one wishes to apply, religious or otherwise. But the claim
that the MOQ offers no worthwhile standard is wrong. An example is
the recent moral fight here in the U.S. concerning a statue of three
firemen raising the American flag at the site of the NY Trade Center.
The actual event depicted by the statue involved three white firemen.
But, in the name of political correctness and symbolism, those in
charge decreed that the statue should show one white, one black and
one Hispanic firemen. One side argued it would be wrong to
ignore/change the truth of the event. The other side argued that it
would be wrong not to symbolize all who died in the attack by
representing their racial diversity.
The MOQ clearly decides this issue on the side of those who want to
uphold truth. The MOQ says it's immoral for truth (an intellectual
pattern) to be subordinated to social values (diversity) since that is a
lower form devouring a higher one.
I'm happy to report that as of this morning, the proposal for the
politically correct statute has been withdrawn.
Platt
MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
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