Not all things that fascist dictatorships do are logical, the Vulcans would be totally logical.
Bob W wrote: > not really - it's just a statement of utilitarianism. All the > arguments for and against utilitarianism apply to this. There are many > other ethical & political philosophies which are at least as logical > as utilitarianism, which the Vulcans could have chosen and which do > not carry the unpalatable consequences of utilitarianism. > > -- > Bob > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of P. J. Alling >> Sent: 30 December 2006 03:10 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Doomsday is coming upon us? >> >> But a logical one... >> >> Bob W wrote: >> >>> if this is the basis of the Vulcan political system it is quite >>> clearly a fascist dictatorship. >>> >>> -- >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>>>> On 28/12/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hmm. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Or the one ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> -- >> >> The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. >> -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
