----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:05 PM Subject: Re: No conflicts between selfishness and morality? humans > (most?) fall back upon these instincts when their life is threatened. > > Why does he say "My God, those people will die if I don't do something, > I better act."? Would the stories he's been told from youth about the > good guy saving lives - the television shows, the movies, the real life > stories on the news at least be a factor? We're taught, hell, _trained_ > that to be the hero is the right thing to do and has its rewards.
Well I certainly wasn't. I was taught to do the right thing because it was right. I was also taught that there was often a very stiff penalty for doing the right thing, but one should do it anyways. The point I was making was that people do the right thing because they believe in right and wrong. It doesn't have to be faith in God, but it is still faith based. By pointing out that these principals are just lies and myths, one is undercutting the community. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
