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Re: stuff (was: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Thu, 13 Jan 2000 03:18:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Richard Franks wrote:
> For those of us who are die-hard constitutionalists (Scott and I
> disagree on quite a bit, but seem to agree on this), freedom is more
> important than quality of life. Or maybe you should think of it as a
> requisite, where nothing else really matters until freedom is secured.
Living in Scotland and all.. you'd think I'd be the one with that message ;) I
have a lot (maybe total) sympathy with that viewpoint though.
> > But to answer the point that you were trying to make - I am a vegetarian,
> > but I don't make judgements upon other people,
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> How do you avoid it?
Because I spent my mid-to-latter teenage years doing so before deciding that it
was a wrong and indefencable occupation. That just because people have a
difference of opinion with me, or do things that I wouldn't do - that bears no
reflection on themselves, purely on the basis of what my personal morals are.
If I believed that there was a universal truth, or was arrogant enough to
believe that I had stumbled upon one then maybe I could defend that
religiously.. but I don't so I can't.
> > or try to convince them of the evils
> > of their ways. Why not? Because I could be wrong, or more importantly I
> > could be right, but still I don't self-righteously proclaim myself ruler of
> > the moral kingdom.
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> I do. Most of these issues don't have a right and wrong to them. It's
> a matter of preference. If I can convince people to have the same
> preference that I do, then the world is more likely to bend to my ideal.
Eek.
> > > Well, Richard, I am not the smartest person in the world, or the wisest,
> >
> > Neither am I..
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> I'm glad you've both left that place open for me ;-)
You're welcome :)
> > Granted, not living in America doesn't help, but I'd be happy if you showed
> > where I was being ignorant so that I could become less so.
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> Mostly it seems to be a difference of opinion.
I thought so, but then there is a lot to learn, and I'm fully prepared to
accept that I'm ignorant on a great many things.
Richard
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