On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 21:41:05 -0600, Mark A. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gilberto, > I wrote: > >>>>What kind of reasoning process?<<<< > You replied: > >>One example would be through some kind of deliberative process where we > >>think about the consequences of having certain rules and what kind of > >>society that would result in.<< > A thought experiment.
or even trial and error, sure. Gilberto: > >>Sure but even apart from language, whatever you call them, certain kinds of > >>actions will tend to have certain kinds of consequences.<< Mark: > I am not sure what you mean by "certain kinds of actions." However, off the > top of my head, I can think of many situations in which that would not be the > case. When I went to Zaire, now the Republic of the Congo, it was normative > for customs officials to beg for money. (They did it to me.) What would > happen if a customs official did the same in the U.S. or Germany? Gilberto: I'm not sure what you mean by "that" in "that would not be the case". You are the one hung up on the names now. I wouldn't assume that begging for money in Zeire is the same as begging for money in Germany. And perhaps you could say that in Zaire customs officials occurs frequently and went on unpunished. I'm not sure if that makes it normative. 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
