To: GSlob
And both modesty and decency are in the eye of beholder As a general rule -- not quite. Modesty and decency are rather judged by the workings of a beholder with a properly formed conscience, which takes into account contemporary community standards and unchanging laws of morality. Or something like that.
9 posted on
08/09/2005 12:46:05 PM PDT by
JohnnyZ
("I believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country." -- Mitt Romney)
To: JohnnyZ
"As a general rule -- not quite. Modesty and decency are rather judged by the workings of a beholder with a properly formed conscience..."
As a general rule -- not quite: conscience, now matter how formed - properly or improperly - is known to be a highly elastic thing. Further, it is known that its elasticity does not depend on forming, but rather it depends on the presence and effectiveness of "controlling legal authority": the stronger and the more effective the said authority, the less elastic the conscience. Further, the conscience immediately resumes its prior elasticity as soon as the controlling legal authority is weakened or removed.
11 posted on
08/09/2005 1:39:45 PM PDT by
GSlob
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