Craig asked: But is it more moral for a bad idea to kill a good society than it is for a good society to kill a bad idea?
John replied: That is a interesting question. ... Part of my definition of "good society" is one that is immune to bad ideas. And it is always the ongoing task of good society to kill bad ideas. dmb says: Part of my definition of a "good society" is one that can stand up to intellectual scrutiny, one that can survive new ideas, freedom of expression, free speech and freedom of thought in general. But the suggestion that it's okay for a society to kill ideas defies the MOQ's moral hierarchy. Qualifying the hypothetical society with "good" and qualifying the ideas as "bad" doesn't alter that principle. Craig's question strikes me as the verbal equivalent of a card trick. In fact, the whole notion is quite half-baked and confused. I mean, on what basis can we judge an idea to be good or bad? Since the evaluation of an idea can only take place with intellectual tools at the intellectual level, bad ideas are going to be killed by better ideas, not social values. _________________________________________________________________ Bing™ brings you health information from trusted sources. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=pet+allergy&form=MHEINA&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MHEINA_Health_Health_PetAllergy_1x1 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/
