Platt, I see this as a very difficult distinction in those terms, but I believe knowing you have cultural bias is the begining of a wider understanding. -ron
________________________________ From: Platt Holden <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:12:22 PM Subject: Re: [MD] Multiculturalism scam Ron: > I however have no problem with stating that Pirsigs quote : > > "A culture that supports the dominance of social > values over biological values is an absolutely superior culture to one > that > does not, and a culture that supports the dominance of intellectual values > over social values is absolutely superior to one that does not." > > Is faulty. A culture IS the dominance of social values over biological > values, > and Intellectual values are defined by the culture they emerge from. Some cultures support biological values, like cultures that encourage the killing of infidels. Cultures that support truth and individual rights (intellectual values) over collectivism and religion (social values) are morally superior: "But what the larger intellectual structure of the Metaphysics of Quality makes clear is that this political battle of science to free itself from domination by social moral codes was in fact a moral battle! It was the battle of a higher, intellectual level of evolution to keep itself from being devoured by a lower, social level of evolution." (Lila, 24) Ron: > Therefore judging cultures by this standard is unequivicably bias > and unsound. I have no problem judging a free market culture that protects individual and property rights to be morally superior to a totalitarian theocracy. In that comparison you bet I'm biased. Platt 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/ 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/
