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sorry, i'll rephrase:
When we are talking about morals, 'right', 'wrong' ,etc. only make sense
relative to a particular moral system. In the same way that a speed is
always relative to an observer or other frame of reference, an action is
only right relative to a particular moral framework: ie some actions are
perfectly reasonable under a utilitarian framework, but completely
unreasonable under a christian framework. You have to look at the action
and see what the framework says about it rather than the action being right
or wrong seperate to that framework.
From: Dick.Gray@bull.com <Dick.Gray@bull.com>
To: extropians@extropy.com <extropians@extropy.com>
Date: 14 January 1999 16:35
Subject: Re: Property and life
>
>I wrote:
>>There's no "right" or "wrong" way to construct a bridge, say? We can
>>achieve our purposes in any arbitrary fashion?
>
>Samael replied:
>>Sorry, I thought we were talking about morals
>
>We were, but you did write: "There is no 'right', 'wrong', 'valid',
>'invalid', 'good', 'evil' EXCEPT within moral systems_" (emphasis mine).
>
>Was that a slip of the pinkie, then?
Sorry, is that clearer?
Samael