Hi Platt, As always, I think you a wise man.
Marsha From Wikipedia: Liberalism refers to a broad array of related ideas and theories of government that advocate individual liberty.[1] Liberalism has its roots in the Western Age of Enlightenment. Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. A liberal society is characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy, free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected.[2] In the 21st century, this usually means liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law.[3] At 04:35 PM 7/22/2007, you wrote: >Hi Marsha, > >[Marsha] > > It seems there is no where further to take this discussion. You see, I > > have Liberal tendencies. But it's been interesting discussing things we > > don't know. > >Yes. As you know :-), the study of knowledge is a branch of philosophy >called epistemology. We could spend a lifetime on the subject. We haven't >gone that far on this site, of course, but some time back we did have a >discussion on sources we could all rely on for accurate information. Most >agreed that Wikipedia would be OK as a general, unbiased reference. Two >newspapers in Britain were recommended -- the "Independent" and "The >Guardian." (That's why I used those as a sources for news about National >Health Insurance.) Other than that, we couldn't agree on unbiased sources >of knowledge, to the best of my recollection anyway. > >As for your having "liberal tendencies," you're in good company on this >site. One thing among many I like about art is it makes no difference >whether the artist is a liberal or conservative. The art speaks for >itself. > >Platt > >P.S. Cartoon in the New Yorker shows a little boy looking at a painting >in a museum with his mother. His mother is talking to the boy saying, >"Instead of 'It sucks' you could say "It doesn't speak to me." > >Unfortunately, most of my paintings "suck." But, that doesn't stop me. > > >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/ 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/
