Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Gilberto:
That's all true, but I don't think that changes basic morality. The
fact that man walked on the moon doesn't make it ok to steal. The fact
that we can clone animals, doesn't make lying ok. I think changes in
technology make our life more complicated. And what that means is that
there are more ways to manifest our virtues and our vices. But the
basic ethical core is the same. So instead of stealing your neighbor's
primitive cutting tool you can steal their IPod. But the moral
principle is the same.
Basic morality is essentially a spiritual truth, isn't it? What about laws governing how human rights should be protected? How many wives a man might have? Laws that guide us in making out our wills? Laws that allow us to take international disputes to an arbitrator rather than commit war? The outlawing of slavery? The Qur'an and the Bible permit it you know.
Social laws govern all kinds of things about how humans interact other than violence and theft, you know. How does the Qur'an suggest we treat intellectual property? For a single instance of how man's requirements have changed over the centuries.
Regards,
Scott
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