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On Aug 16, 2011 1:09 PM, "Lee Douglas" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Paradox, yes agreat frind of mine tells me the same sorta thing, that
> morality without emotion is somehow lacking. It is partly due to his
> words and my respect for him that I have started this thread.
>
> However as Rigsy points out to evict a looter from his council home
> for his looting does not adress any problems, nor does it serve as
> adiquate punishment, and would I think only make things worse.
>
> This course of actions is a fine example of thinking/talking about
> morality whilst angry, and is to my mind no good at all.
>
> I maintian that morality is best sreved without emotions attached, can
> you show my why I am wrong?
>
> On Aug 14, 5:31 pm, paradox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Deep question, Lee; not an easy one. One who suffers injury must have
>> the right of redress, be that restitution or retribution, or else we
>> live in Hobbes's state of nature. The question of balance and
>> proportionality is the proper remit of the law courts and great minds.
>> Where the injury in question falls outside the purview of the
>> collective good or the legal framework to that end, morality and
>> values must act to constrain the individual in respect of balance and
>> proportionality; that is why it's so very vital that we understand
>> what we do when we tinker with the foundations and structures of a
>> society's moral compass.
>>
>> Personally, i've always felt that emotions are the fuel for the
>> directed mind.
>>
>> On Aug 12, 1:28 pm, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > So as we should all know we have had quite a week of it here in the
>> > UK. Facebook and many other web places have been inundated with all
>> > sorts of sillyness.
>>
>> > Calls to bring back national service, calls to evict those found
>> > guilty of the rioting and looting, calls to stop their benifits. I
>> > have witnessed some of my good good friends spew out all mannor of
>> > sillyness in their anger.
>>
>> > I have procliamed in the past that all questions of morality are
>> > better served sans emotions and I see much this week that has only
>> > firmed this view.
>>
>> > In order to discover though the validity of this thought tell me do
>> > you agree, or not and why? People of ME sway my opinion with your
>> > wise words.
>>
>> > What good can come of deciding upon a course of action whilst holding
>> > onto your anger?
>>
>> > I ask of course as a self confessed recovered angry man.- Hide quoted
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