[Arlo] > A society is its citizens. I don't think it's a contradiction to say: "I like French society, but I don't like French citizens". I don't have a strong argument for this, other than to point out that what you say about the one need not be what you would say about the other.
[Arlo] > 1) It is moral for society to oppose murder. > 2) If it is moral for society to oppose murder, then it is moral for it to > force > its citizens not to murder. > 3) :. It is moral for society to force its citizens to do x. > I support the army; giving to the armed services is moral; but forcing me to > give to the armed services is not. 1) Giving to the armed services/opposing murder is moral 2) That something is moral is not sufficient reason for forcing me to do it 3) :. If it is moral to force me to give to the armed services/oppose murder, it must for some reason other than (or over & above) its being moral. In short, you still haven't produced a reason against 2). 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/
