Quoting Krimel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Platt] > Where you and I (and Pirsig) appear to depart is believing morality is in > nature "in the cosmic sense." From Pirsig: > > "It says that even at the most fundamental level of the universe, static > patterns of value and moral judgment are identical. The "Laws of Nature" > are moral laws." (Lila, 12) > > [Krimel] > Setting aside for a moment the idea that Pirsig is on your team. Frankly I > don't recall who the team captains are or who got to choose first. > Nevertheless it is not like Pirsig is an oracle pronouncing divine commands > from on high. > > Chapter 12 is uncomfortably near that abysmal evolution dreck in Chapter 11. > Maybe he had not gathered his thoughts. He certainly seems to have lost The > Way. > > [Krimel] > > The real issue is that while you do not see science as suggesting any > > particular view of morality, I do. For me at least the morality is > evolution > > and evolutionary. Our moral imperative is to rear our young and make the > > world a better place for those who come after us. I would suggest that few > > societies have ever existed or at least long endured in defiance of this > > moral precept. > > [Platt] > You seem to the exception to what most scientists say, namely, that the > universe (which I presume includes us) has no purpose. > > [Krimel] > That is not my understanding of what scientists say. I am not aware for many > places, schools of thought or cultures that would deny: Our moral imperative > is to rear our young and make the world a better place for those who come > after us; Republicans not withstanding. Their morality seems more like: what > is mine is mine and what is yours is mine if I can take it. Damn the kids > let them pay for our mistakes. Here's hoping that the wheels of evolution > grind them to a pulp in my lifetime! > > Gotta go now I hear the daily Jesus Pool Party starting up near by... > > 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/ >
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