Obviously not; here we are discussing it. One wonders if we actually did learn any lessons during the Enlightenment...
-Mike On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 10:04 -0400, The Cunctator wrote: > I can't believe Fred is litigating this again. He's been around long enough > to know that censorship is a dead issue. > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Gerard Meijssen > <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hoi, > > As there are people who care about this, would you please tone down a bit? > > It does not matter what you believe or do not believe, you should respect > > other people. Going on a tangent like this is not appropriate. > > Thanks, > > GerardM > > > > 2009/5/14 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonav...@gmail.com> > > > > > Fred Bauder wrote: > > > >> in case this is done, fyi the spelling runs: KAMA SUTRA (not kaRma) > > > >> very best, > > > >> oscar > > > >> > > > > > > > > Just a mistake Oscar, but Karma is indeed the issue. We need to do the > > > > right thing. > > > > > > > > > > From a purely theological perspective, throwing these terms > > > around like there is no tomorrow is way more complex than > > > you seem to appreciate. > > > > > > The problem with "karma" and I hate the term, just as > > > "rewards in the next life" which is even more odious in my > > > view; is that they talk about effecting a change in future > > > conditions for which there is no proven link. > > > > > > Surely the real reason for doing the right thing cannot > > > be that it pleases whoever, but just because it is the > > > right thing. I forget which of Plato's dialogues explored > > > this theme, but really, just fuck the gods, fuck the > > > consequences, and just do what is right. > > > > > > > > > Yours, > > > > > > Jussi-Ville Heiskanen > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > foundation-l mailing list > > > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l