On Apr 19, 2005, at 6:27 PM, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Why? Morality is not the product of an opinion poll. Something is either the right thing to do or it is not.
Umm, I can think of a lot of historical precedent that might indicate otherwise. Ethics (I prefer not to use "morality") is very much an artifact of culture, society, weltanschauung. To my mind ethics is all about opinion polls -- the opinion of an entire society, in some cases.
-- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror" http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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