In a society that cared about its members, there would be no people rejected. You don't need a whole lot of objectivity to figure out what people need...
But isn't that the same question asked now, when allocating resources and remunerations under capitalist organization? Somebody always seems willing t...
You're right. Money is just the thing that's being misused. The problem is a society founded on the concept of portable, cumulative wealth, that puts ...
In a society that monetizes everything, and sucks the joy out of everything but money, yes. It's not. Modern Olympic games are business. Huge governme...
I've heard of people who want equity, yes. I have no idea what all this "outcome" babble is about. What exactly is being demanded in terms of the "out...
Even the middle can have an opinion of what's right and wrong with his social arrangement and how it might be improved. Anyway, only one person can pe...
I think this is another instance of putting too many disparate elements into sentence. I have trouble understanding the subject under scrutiny and wha...
That is one tremendous big problem. As for shelter and medicine, collectively, at the government level, we spend a whole lot more on things designed t...
There is a problem with that - a really big one. Remember, historically, all charity work, taking care of the sick and the aged, educating poor childr...
Yes, we do, but we waste too much of it on non-essentials, and bury too much of it in useless accumulation of wealth. No. It means a few people who ha...
Of course not - except some of the Native land claims. But they can recognize the consequence of those deprivations and benefits on the present genera...
I cannot agree that reduction leads to greater understanding. Even if it were so, reducing all moral norms and precepts to simple principles leaves a ...
Yes, it's the constant rope-pull between the concept of personal responsibility and social responsibility. People don't just "fall on hard times"; the...
Yes, that's fine, insofar as the scientists go - assuming it's even possible to establish a scientific basis for the "truth" about moral precepts. But...
I see. Personal reflection and perspective. That's something every intelligent adolescent does, whether they articulate their conclusions or not. In m...
That's what Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology and History are for. They record, observe and analyze human behaviours and relationships over time, so...
I'm not sure what you mean by 'authentic'. Original? Personal? Unique? Effective? As far as I can see, moral and ethical issues are always decided in ...
It's not faith. I don't care if they were good or bad people, just so they contributed to the body of knowledge and literature, just as I think we sho...
No, it just inflates their vanity. And they should neither donate to nor own schools and libraries: these institutions should be publicly funded and o...
Maybe, but while someone is talking or reading to you, especially if it's recorded, you can do something else at the same time. A book requires you co...
Or another name. Indeed. I'd also be grateful if we stopped naming schools and libraries after politicians and rich benefactors - I doubt we could fin...
Granted. We're a mad, bad species with moments of brilliant goodness. I was referring specifically to the statement itself: "Moral law is an invention...
Seem to be denying? I didn't notice that. I was responding to the OP question. Equality was always unpopular with the people who considered themselves...
What's that to do with equality or equity? Outcomes owe a whole lot to beginnings. It doesn't mean that everything (??) should be the same or that eve...
I I didn't ask why you printed the quote; I asked on what basis you agree with it. But perhaps you have not yet reflected enough to know whether you d...
I gu3ess that's the point of social and ethical philosophy. With the right set of mental tools, one comes prepared to the conference table, demonstrat...
It would be nice if books could be printed on flax or hemp or some other fibre. We're losing trees fast enough to fire every summer; we shouldn't be p...
I assumed you quoted it because you agree with it, and I wondered on what basis you agree with it. You mean it just "feels" like it should be true? Ge...
This seems to me a far more sweeping generalization than the refusal to sell music. Are specific examples given of which moral precept disenfranchises...
There are other consequences besides level of knowledge. There are cognitive changes: short memory retention, because new information is coming in too...
Not specifically. But in response my having been specific, you remarked that sometimes equality can be unfair. I'd already dealt with the sameness her...
No. What I wanted most was to not smoke. The method failed because it centered on a negative and thereby kept the craving ever in focus. What works is...
Which of the specific kinds of social equality I mentioned is unfair? law, equal rights of voting, equal rights to freedom of speech and association; ...
Because the question is phrased in such a way as to threaten you, whichever answer you give. If you say yes, something you have will be taken away. If...
Not exactly. The previous attempts were at the urging of spouse, or because of the usual arguments about what's good for you. They worked for a while ...
I cared more about living. On previous occasions, when I concentrated on "not-smoking", I was still thinking all the time about the cigarette I was "n...
Social equality must be qualified, else someone will trump it by saying we are not created equal so what's the point of comparing success rates? Men a...
I hope so, too. You have to move on. You can't let yourself be stuck in regret over something you can't fix. You have to accept your own limitations -...
You'll move on from that, too. You know the stages of mourning? It's like that: eventually, you reach acceptance, make peace with the way of things, a...
They're fighting over their stories. (God likes us and doesn't approve of them) I was, most of my life. Our daughter married a 'conservative' who had ...
It never has. Conflicting opinions arise from the very same facts (Some people speak French, while some people speak English). More importantly, confl...
Yes, that's exactly what it is. You can't take appropriate action - whether it's seeking medical help, our counselling, or a support group, whether yo...
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