On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 1:44:45 PM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: > > On 1/30/2013 12:41 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:09:49 AM UTC-5, rclough wrote: >> >> >> What is the least powerful means of controlling gun violence ? >> By legal means, as if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. >> > > Just like if you outlaw biological weapons, then only outlaws will have > biological weapons. That's pretty much the idea of making things illegal. > > >> What is the most powerful means ? >> By restablishing moral values in our homes, in our schools and in the >> media. >> > > Moral values cannot be re-established by decree, only imitated voluntarily > by example. > > > Morals flow from the individual mind. The collective has no morals. >
Agreed, but I would add that the although the collective has no morals itself, it is only through social interaction which morals are meaningfully defined. Without a social context, morals are only solipsistic oscillations of temperament. Craig > > > > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
