From: Kevin Freels (megaquark@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 12:29:20 MDT
I would like to point out the difference between what Lee has written and
the implication that one must not let a moral code stand in one's way of
doing whatever might seem to advance a certain goal.
Asimov again? "Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's
right" -
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Lamar" <blamar@satx.rr.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:09 AM
Subject: RE: Radical Suggestions
>
>
> Lee Corbin wrote:
> ...
>
> > Indeed, as I have said, I personally would not recommend
> > that any nation execute an unprovoked nuclear attack on
> > any other at this time nor in the foreseeable future---
> > but I admit the possibility that I could be dead wrong.
>
> I would like to point out the difference between what Lee has written and
> the implication that one must not let a moral code stand in one's way of
> doing whatever might seem to advance a certain goal.
>
> Lee's comments imply that before taking action, he would want to be sure
> that what he was doing did not violate his moral code. Robert's question:
> "Are we are willing to sacrifice humanity due to personal or moral
> repugnance?" implies that one should be willing to say "The hell with
> morality. This action will advance Goal Y, so I'm going to do it,
regardless
> of the fact that it is incompatible with my moral code." (repugnant =
> opposed, contradictory, incompatible
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=repugnant
>
> Barbara
>
>
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