[Ron] > Is a culture that values intellectual quality vs. one that does > not, truly superior even if that cultures intellectual level > destroys and undercuts it's social level? > Is a intellectually destructive society superior to > a socially oppressive society?
Consider the following societies: 1) The society has little interest in intellectual endeavors but the society functions the way the citizens want . 2) The society values the intellectual so much it forces citizens to work on intellectual endeavors. 3) The society values the intellectual so much it holds it sacred & prohibits citizens from intellectual endeavors. 4) The society values the intellectual so much that social institutions & provision of basic biological necessities do not function as the citizens want. Since I don't think "the ends justify the means", I consider society 1) most moral. 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/
