Re: acting right
From: Brandon J. Van Every (try_vanevery_at_mycompanyname_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/10/04
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 04:31:26 -0700
Roy Jose Lorr wrote:
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> You cannot train conscience.
> You may only be taught to recognize conscience.
Sure you can. Ever been punished by your parents for misbehavior? Ever
been brainwashed by a school or church as to what good or bad behavior is?
> Conscience is not of equal quality in every individual.
True. Of course, *nothing* is of equal quality in every individual. That's
part of what individuation is about.
> There is no middle ground between right and wrong.
That's a crazy absolutist statement that just about the entire tradition of
every world philosophy or religion easily discounts.
-- Cheers, www.indiegamedesign.com Brandon Van Every Seattle, WA 20% of the world is real. 80% is gobbledygook we make up inside our own heads.
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