not
see their life as agift at all. " – Lee
Conversely, those born into affluence or under the rule of an
enlightened and benevolent leader may not see their life as a gift
either.
On Aug 31, 3:50 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Indeed that is the way I see it, but of course others may not.
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> Those born into abject poverty or under the rule of a despot may not
> see their life as agift at all.
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> On Aug 31, 5:29 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Yes- but there are so many ironies and surprises and turn-abouts in
> > life that it offers possibilities, as well. It still is a chance
> > given.
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> > On Aug 30, 9:47 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Heh and of course there is an argument to be made that life is no gift
> > > at all!
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> > > On Aug 30, 2:59 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Yes- a lively topic! The whole matter rests upon the spirit in which
> > > > the gift is given or received and it can get tangled up in some pretty
> > > > strange emotions!
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> > > > We can never repay parents for the gift of life.
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> > > > I have sometimes given a gift to get rid of a person! And it
> > > > works! :-)
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> > > > "The moon belongs to everyone, the best things in life are
> > > > free" (song)
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> > > > On Aug 30, 4:46 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > Hey Neil,
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> > > > > The word debt is a good one to bring to the convo. It is ridden with
> > > > > subjective morality. I think it true to say that nobody likes to be
> > > > > indebted to anybody, and that payment of debt whether that be fiscal
> > > > > or favours owed, is paramont for the individual to feel free from debt
> > > > > agian.
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> > > > > Of course the corraspanding thought is that the individual can also
> > > > > feel empowerd by the depts owed to that person. It is like a slavery
> > > > > light. If a man buys you a beer you remember it and do not rest untll
> > > > > you have returned the favour. If a freind helps you to move it is
> > > > > perfectly exceptable to ask of him the same favour when you in turn
> > > > > move.
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> > > > > I think it goes deep, I mean real deeply deep in the human physche.
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> > > > > When one welches on a bet, or refuses to repay a favour then that
> > > > > person is not thought highly of.
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> > > > > It ties in nice and neatly with my thoughts on individual freedom, and
> > > > > the fettering of choice.
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> > > > > On Aug 27, 6:50 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > Nietzsche argued (in front of the bourgeois) that bourgeois morality
> > > > > > was all based on the ability to use violence to recover debt. I take
> > > > > > it his play was ironic, much as Kierkegaard on Xtianity. To abandon
> > > > > > morality and ethics in order to do the best we can in practical
> > > > > > circumstances is a move from generality to particularism and 'low and
> > > > > > behold' the matter is somewhat ironic as we discover morality and
> > > > > > ethics in the particular. We might, for instance, be generally
> > > > > > against abortion, but leave this generality aside in considering a
> > > > > > rape victim wanting one - indeed we should go further and wonder what
> > > > > > role morality and ethics play in the decision that we have any 'right'
> > > > > > to be considering a decision many of us think the woman concerned
> > > > > > should be able to make and expect only our support in it - that is
> > > > > > help with her distress.
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> > > > > > In German philosophy after Hegel, there was much attempt to 'free
> > > > > > thought' from Geist and what we might call 'socially approved
> > > > > > epistemic authority' (which we might corrupt to 'moralising') - one
> > > > > > can draw the line through Fichte, Feuerbach, Nietzsche and on to
> > > > > > Stirner - the problem always being how there could ever be an
> > > > > > association of individuals free of morals and ethics - the answer
> > > > > > usually being that some subjective awareness-analysis could replace
> > > > > > social authority. This is not exactly new to those of us with some
> > > > > > notion of self-discipline, and notions of govern-mentality or the
> > > > > > creation of 'docile bodies' worry on just hoe 'subjective' we can be
> > > > > > in this sense.
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> > > > > > The question is probably about how we can get into meaningful review
> > > > > > of what is deeply and potentially wrongly held. A good example would
> > > > > > be that most of us think debt should be repaid. We can hold this view
> > > > > > with great certainty and even think it immoral not to repay. Yet what
> > > > > > is human history on this? I can point to a recent book that
> > > > > > demonstrates history is full of corrections or Jubilee on debt - even
> > > > > > that the first word we know for freedom means 'freedom from debt' and
> > > > > > that many religious words come from the word debt as sin - in the
> > > > > > sense of freedom from it. The very notion of our definition of debt
> > > > > > is historically wrong and de-politicised when it should not be. We
> > > > > > can abandon what we have come to think is moral and ethical about debt
> > > > > > and perhaps recover something 'more moral' in understanding history.
> > > > > > The book is readable at Amazon - Debt by David Graeber - at least in
> > > > > > its essentials. Much as we might abandon moral and ethics, we could
> > > > > > abandon 'money' - though we no doubt come round to a better
> > > > > > formulation in new practice. There is always some kind of 'return' -
> > > > > > but where are we without trying our best in thinking things through -
> > > > > > left with global poverty and indenture? Hardly much 'morality' in
> > > > > > that.
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> > > > > > On Aug 26, 3:15 pm, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Hahahah yes Rigsy I find I can't disagree with you here at all. Makes
> > > > > > > a change huh!
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> > > > > > > On Aug 26, 2:40 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > Yes, Lee. A sense of fairness and right/wrong seems to kick in
> > > > > > > > naturally in very young children- even more remarkable when you think
> > > > > > > > what they are up against re adults and their siblings, but then the
> > > > > > > > "teaching" begins "in earnest" via family, education, religion,
> > > > > > > > society. Most often, humans adapt to standards and expectations
> > > > > > > > because they assume it's safer and easier- they can work out the
> > > > > > > > conflicts with a therapist later on. :-)
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> > > > > > > > On Aug 26, 4:49 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > Obvioulsy I have to strongly disagree with that. Anybody who thinks
> > > > > > > > > that morality comes from religion is not thinking straight.
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> > > > > > > > > My own morality was there long before I even heard of deity, and the
> > > > > > > > > same is true for all of us. Yes yes of course religious faith may
> > > > > > > > > colour or change ones morality, but then what does not? Culture does,
> > > > > > > > > the epoch we live in does, nationality does, even age.
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> > > > > > > > > On Aug 25, 5:52 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > A guy called Max Stirner wrote an odd book with the intent to outline
> > > > > > > > > > what being free of religion might mean. Rigsby's professor seems
> > > > > > > > > > unaware of how old his ground is in more recent debate than the
> > > > > > > > > > Greeks. My own view is that religion more or less cripples morality,
> > > > > > > > > > both intellectually and in its practical horrors. The weakness
> > > > > > > > > > involved in believing or pretending to believe twaddle hardly shows
> > > > > > > > > > moral character. Ethics are what lawyers have - rules to protect
> > > > > > > > > > themselves at the expense of others. The best we can hope for is some
> > > > > > > > > > kind of fair-play. Our society is grossly immoral because so many
> > > > > > > > > > people cling to religious means to suppose others immoral on grounds
> > > > > > > > > > like active homosexuality and most varieties of fornication. We might
> > > > > > > > > > think of ridding ourselves of morality and ethics and get on with
> > > > > > > > > > doing our best in difficult situations that need decision.
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> > > > > > > > > > On Aug 25, 5:08 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > Please correct me if i'm wrong, Lee; i'd be obliged.
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> > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 25, 2:38 pm, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > Heh heh that too is my understanding but the other way around!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > To dictionary.com!
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> > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 25, 2:03 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > Not sure i agree or fully understand your distinctions, Lee; you're
> > > > > > > > > > > > > certainly right that "ethics" and "morality" are not "opposing labels
> > > > > > > > > > > > > of the same thing", though.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > To be brief, in my opinion, a thought or action is "ethical" or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > otherwise if it meets my standard of conduct; a thought or action is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > "moral" if it meets a predetermined and prescribed (by ordination,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > coordination, or cognition) system of "human" values. It is this
> > > > > > > > > > > > > latter category of behavioural conditioning that Marks "deconstructs"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > so eloquently in his article.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > Or so it seems to me, i may be wrong.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 25, 9:51 am, Lee Douglas <leerevdoug...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ethics vs Morality as opposing lables for the same thing?
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > That is not how I understand the two terms myself.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ethics is concerned with the correct course of action, both as
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > individuals and on a larger scale, whilst morality is an individuals
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > understanding of what is correct or incorrect.
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > That is I may have a moral system that
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