Charlotte Sullivan wrote:
OOPS, THIS POST MADE IT OUT BEFORE I WAS DONE WITH IT (OR HAD A CHANCE
TO READ IT OVER).
Sorry to anyone who commented on it or was offended by it!!
--
- Charlotte Sullivan
Executive Director
Protect Animal Life
"PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR ALL WHO LIVE"
>
> Eric Hepburn, ITC wrote:
> >
> > >Charlotte Sullivan wrote:
> > >>Much like morality. The law does not require you to be moral; you
> > >>>become (or don't become) moral by your own choice. Just like
> > >>>exploiting people or animals... it is (unfortunately) a choice which
> > >>-other- >lives must depend on.
> > >
> > I'm a little uncomfortable with your use of the word "moral" here. To
> > say that people become (or not) moral, is to imply that there is a state
> > of being that IS MORAL. This strikes me as somewhat absolutist.
> >
> > I think about it in these terms: For the most part all people are moral,
> > in the sense that they have a system of values, morals if you will, that
> > they live according to. The trouble in interrelation is that one
> > person's morals are different from anothers, creating a gap that is
> > difficult to bridge.
> >
> > Could you clarify what you mean by moral in this context?
>
> Yes, I do think there is a "state of being that is moral." But, that state
> differs from person to person.
>
> For me, I think killing animals for their fur is immoral (no surprise there).
> However, if I choose to purchase such a garment, regardless of how I feel about
> their killing, -that- I find to be immoral. This may not be true for you... you
> may not have any concerns about fur. Therefore, if -you- were to buy a fur coat,
> an immoral choice based on what -you- believe is moral. It comes down to choice,
> and what we personally define as moral.
>
> Based on Christianity, it is immoral (or wrong) to have more than one wife or
> husband... other religions would not agree.
>
> But that does not stop me from thinking
> of you as immoral, even though you do not see such a choice that way.
>
> Of course, morality
>
> >
> > Thanks
> > >Eric
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> - Charlotte Sullivan
> Executive Director
> Protect Animal Life
> "PEACE AND FREEDOM FOR ALL WHO LIVE"
