> [Platt] > So there is no moral difference between Western and Muslim law, especially > in regards to status and treatment of women? > > [Krimel] > Yes, most certainly! > > Western law is our business. > Muslim law is theirs.
[Platt] Interesting. What is the moral principle behind ours and theirs? Right of sovereignty? Privacy? Would it have been immoral for us to have interfered with the Holocaust? > >[Krimel] > > From the stand point of evolution diversity is in some sense THE highest > > good. It represents freedom and a broader range of options. When > > circumstances undergo change diversity of options is often the difference > > between existence continuing and existence ending. > > [Platt] > A good argument for defending individual freedom from cultures that smother > it. > > [Krimel] > It is also a good argument for recognizing the Values of cultures that allow > individuals to express their freedom in way that may or may not make sense > from our point of view. [Platt] Like jailing the teacher who allowed her class to name a teddy bear Mohammed? Was not her expression of freedom and that of her class repressed? [Krimel] > It is also a good argument for protecting endangered > species and preserving natural environments. [Platt] Cutting down a tree violates the tree's freedom? Seems you can carry this a bit too far. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
