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Re: My ideas - Space, Castle, etc.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 6 Dec 2000 21:50:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mark Sandlin writes:
> > From: Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu>
> >
> > Being a vegetarian, I would not want TLC associated with leather jacket
> > making. I feel guilty enough about really liking the McDonald's sets,
> > the Shell Oil promotional sets, and for that matter...the ABS itself :)
> > How about a hemp jacket? ;)
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> So, by your logic, it's ok for me to buy the jacket if I feel bad about it
> afterward? If not, then why do you keep buying LEGO if you truly feel bad
> about the ABS being a petroleum product? Is it ok or not?
It's perfectly ok for you to buy the jacket and not feel guilty about it. It
is not ok for me to buy the jacket at all. Moral relavitism, but with some
self-created absolute boundaries.
Is Lego ok? Yes, because I also drive a car and use electricity and in general
waste non-renewable energy without feeling *too* guilty. But I want to examine
and move towards a more rational and ethical personal ethic regarding my energy
use.
> If you really sit down and think about it, and feel guilty about every
> little teeny thing that allows us our modern conveniences, you should
> probably move out in the boonies and "live off the land.'
But I think it is better to engage in community and society and live with moral
and ethical contradictions while doing so.
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> We all assuage our guilt in different ways.
Guilt is a useless emotion unless it causes personal change. It's a good
indicator that something's wrong, but I want to get to the point where I can
change positively without having to undergo guilt feelings.
> Some people become vegetarians, some people join the Peace Corps.
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> I have adopted two dogs from the shelter, and I do volunteer design work for
> the pet shelter as well. Not really Mother Theresa, to quote another Lugnet
> member, but I feel like I'm doing something positive in these two doggie
> lives.
Keeping positive energy and love flowing is what it's all about :)
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
> ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
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| (...) So, by your logic, it's ok for me to buy the jacket if I feel bad about it afterward? If not, then why do you keep buying LEGO if you truly feel bad about the ABS being a petroleum product? Is it ok or not? If you really sit down and think (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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