On 01/09/2008, at 6:56 PM, William T Goodall wrote: > The question of how we come to have ethical ideas is a different kind > of question, with a different kind of answer, than the question of > what is good. > > The question 'where do our ethical ideas come from' has the answer > 'our nature as social mammals'. > > The question 'how do we tell good from bad' does not have the answer > 'our nature as social mammals'.
What an absolutely taut precise concise piece of writing. Very nice indeed. Argue like this, and noone gets frustrated. We might not agree with you, but that's still great argument. Nice post. Charlie _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
