Re: Some Thought On Intelligent Design - WAS: OT Is George Bush Drinking?


"Larry Blanchard" <lblanch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> George wrote:
> >
> > Trouble is, without divine endorsement, what's "right" and ethical for
one
> > is not necessarily "right" or ethical for another. People who talk
about
> > "human rights" are no different from those who preach their morality
> > derived from their deities of choice.
> >
>
> Wrong. We are subject to the same basic ethical rule as everthing else.
> If it's good for the survival of the species, it's "right." If it's
> bad for the survival of the species, it's "wrong."
>
> Of course it's not that simple. There's long-term vs short-term
> survival, the importance attached to a stasble society, etc.. But the
> basic rule is there.

That rule doesn't stand up to widely varying cultural values for even a
second. Gonna need to come up with a different rule.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxx


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