On 4 Sep 2008, at 17:27, Andrew Crystall wrote: > On 4 Sep 2008 at 1:19, William T Goodall wrote: >> I was thinking that despite the differences in the underlying >> mechanisms our hypothetical aliens might begin to reach similar >> conclusions once they applied more advanced thinking to the subject. > > Why? What is inherent in higher level ethics which doesn't depend on > our perceptions of the world arround us? >
I did say 'might' :-) I was thinking that *if* there was such a thing as an objective ethics then all ethical creatures should be able to discover it. I'd certainly expect aliens to have come up with compatible mathematics. Intuition Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." ~Voltaire. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
