[Craig] There might be a LEGAL obligation, but that doesn't mean there is a MORAL obligation (apart from the legal one) to do so.
[Arlo] Again, Pirsig gives us language for this. First, a human life takes moral precedence over static social pattern, such as money. "A human being is a collection of ideas, and these ideas take moral precedence over a society. Ideas are patterns of value. They are at a higher level of evolution than social patterns of value." (LILA) Second, a society that does not preserve the lives of its citizens, risks weakening its capacity to evolve. "The strongest moral argument against capital punishment is that it weakens a society's Dynamic capability-its capability for change and evolution. It's not the "nice" guys who bring about real social change. "Nice" guys look nice because they're conforming. It's the "bad" guys, who only look nice a hundred years later, that are the real Dynamic force in social evolution." (LILA) [Craig] That you don't think there is a difference between killing and letting die, doesn't mean there isn't one. [Arlo] That you think there is a difference, doesn't mean this is one. 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/
