On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:01:26 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 12/23/2004 12:46:54 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Okay, what exactly is the difference in your definitions of "tribe" > and "nation" and more importantly why is it a morally significant > difference? Maybe I'd have to think to find an exception. But > basically I would tend to think that whether you are talking about a > nation, a tribe or the mafia, the same basic moral rules would tend to > apply to all of them. > I was not speaking of moral differences. But the tribe and the nation are > different things. Different things deal with the question of morality in > different ways. When the alphabet is different, and the language is > different and the reality of the phenomena are different, how can moral > standards be the same? >
One answer would be that any religion worth its salt will tap into something deep and long-lasting about the human condition and won't be just subject to moral fads which go up and down like hemlines. The human condition, spiritual realities are more fundamental than technology or changes in social organization. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
