Re: [Abortion] The Truman Show

[John D. Giorgis]

At 12:20 PM 2/12/01 -0200, Alberto wrote:
>Try this: a suffering human being is Evil. A dead human
>being is Neutral. An alive and happy human being is Good.
>The State tries to maximize Goodness - Evilness.

O.k. That is admittedly an interesting ethical construct, but I don't think
that it holds water.

After all, I think that you would have a hard time demonstrating that
suffering = Evil, especially since, in my mind, happiness cannot exist
without suffering.

JDG
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