[Craig, previously] > 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?
[dmb} > the suggestion that it's OKAY for a society to kill ideas defies > the MOQ's moral hierarchy. Careless change from “MORE MORAL” to “OKAY” [dmb] > 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. David mb, I find many of your arguments interesting. But when you make an assertion without support, it is very frequently wrong. I don’t think you have a good grasp of the data. [dmb] > bad ideas are [not] going to be killed by social values. And here’s the perfect example. Follow the news. Cuba , Red China, the Taliban, etc. are notorious for killing good ideas, often along with those who hold them. . [dmb] > Craig's question strikes me as the verbal equivalent of a card trick. ”Flattery will get you nowhere.” Craig 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/
