Gilberto, At 06:16 AM 1/27/2005, you wrote: >>Ok, then part of the difficulty is that we are using words differently.<<
Yes. >>Whether or not one belches in public is not a moral question.<< As I said, I would call etiquette and all low-level social norms "folkways." Norms and values, as I define them, are categories of morality. >>I would definitely want to distinguish between morality (which could >>presumably be derrived from some basic moral/ethical principles) and mere >>politeness or ettiquette.<< I am not sure what you mean by "basic moral principles." Basic to whom? All moral principles and virtues, as I define them, are relative. Morals are relative to human groups; and virtues are relative to God. >>I would think that this core has some kind of logic to it. It's not just >>inscrutable and mysterious without rhyme or reason.<< IMO, logic cannot be a foundationism. What is logical in the context of one paradigm may be illogical in the context of another. >>But don't you think everything is just a name?<< No, I think that you and I exist. ;-) However, "people" is a name. Regards, Mark A. Foster • http://markfoster.net • [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." ---- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ 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
