Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-09-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Sep 2012, at 17:45, Richard Ruquist wrote: My experience is that canabis increases my motivation and creativity. Am I an exception? You are certainly not, as the guitar boy provided a sample of people inspired by cannabis. Cannabis is also useful to break negative connotations that

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-09-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 02 Sep 2012, at 16:38, Platonist Guitar Cowboy wrote: It depends what standards for and quality of information you have on something. People shouldn't judge what they do not understand. Bruno you understand what Krokodil entails, with solid information, so trying it is nonsense. But

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-09-03 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
I agree with those statements. I just found the discussion a bit biased towards the dangers of Cannabis and lacking in perspective. For instance, it was claimed, and still is often claimed Cannabis reduces motivation. The notorious British pot writer Howard Marks replies to this in his book Mr.

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-09-03 Thread Richard Ruquist
My experience is that canabis increases my motivation and creativity. Am I an exception? On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Platonist Guitar Cowboy multiplecit...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with those statements. I just found the discussion a bit biased towards the dangers of Cannabis and lacking

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-09-02 Thread Platonist Guitar Cowboy
It depends what standards for and quality of information you have on something. People shouldn't judge what they do not understand. Bruno you understand what Krokodil entails, with solid information, so trying it is nonsense. But I don't think most understand what Cannabis entails because of

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-31 Thread Bruno Marchal
at 12:01 PM, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net wrote: I don't think morality is either arbitrary, political or public consensus I think that the good is that which enhances life. So IMHO smoking pot would not be good. Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/21/2012 Leibniz would say, If there's

Re: Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-31 Thread Roger Clough
at 12:01 PM, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net wrote: I don't think morality is either arbitrary, political or public consensus I think that the good is that which enhances life. So IMHO smoking pot would not be good. Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/21/2012 Leibniz would say, If there's

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-31 Thread Bruno Marchal
Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-08-31, 05:09:01 Subject: Re: Good is that which enhances life On 30 Aug 2012, at 21:08, Richard Ruquist wrote: Roger, Have you ever smoked pot. If not you are not qualified to comment Richard Richard, Have you ever jumped from a plane without a parachute

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-31 Thread John Mikes
is either arbitrary, political or public consensus I think that the good is that which enhances life. So IMHO smoking pot would not be good. Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/21/2012 Leibniz would say, If there's no God, we'd have to invent him so everything could function

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-31 Thread Richard Ruquist
. If not you are not qualified to comment Richard On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.netwrote: I don't think morality is either arbitrary, political or public consensus I think that the good is that which enhances life. So IMHO smoking pot would not be good

Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-30 Thread Roger Clough
I don't think morality is either arbitrary, political or public consensus I think that the good is that which enhances life. So IMHO smoking pot would not be good. Roger Clough, rclo...@verizon.net 8/21/2012 Leibniz would say, If there's no God, we'd have to invent him so everything could

Re: Good is that which enhances life

2012-08-30 Thread Richard Ruquist
Roger, Have you ever smoked pot. If not you are not qualified to comment Richard On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net wrote: I don't think morality is either arbitrary, political or public consensus I think that the good is that which enhances life. So IMHO