On Nov 9, 2007 10:10 AM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most people are stuck in the conventional / stage 4 level of moral > development, cannot handle abstractions, and reference an authority for > their morality. (For a more detailed explanation see > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development). > > Accordingly they cannot see those who do not reference an authority for > their morality as moral persons. Hence the reactions of many who hold > fundimentalist beliefs that agnostics or atheists are immoral. (i.e., if > you don't believe in god then what's stopping you from stealing raping and > killing).
Yep, exactly the mentality I was suggesting. > > > I did some research some years ago that showed there was a relationship > between moral development and intelligence as measured by IQ tests. In the > studies I analyzed there were very few people of normal intelligence (IQ's > 85 -115) in the stage 5 or 6 categories of moral development, with the > preponderance in the conventional states of moral reasoning, stages 3 and 4. > Very interesting. -- And all this could be Just a dream so it seems I was never much good at goodbye ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:246163 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
