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To: the invisib1e hand

“Is it ‘amoral?’ It’s designed for a constructive purpose. That in itself is a moral purpose.”

Oh, and I forgot to add, you argue that the hammer itself is moral because it was designed with a constructive purpose. Seems to me the morality would adhere to the desing, not the object, and thus the designer, i.e. the human. It has a moral purpose because someone told it to.


16 posted on 10/08/2009 8:37:19 AM PDT by Tublecane
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To: Tublecane
Seems to me the morality would adhere to the desing, not the object, and thus the designer, i.e. the human. It has a moral purpose because someone told it to.

Here's an interesting question then to gun owners --- what was the INTENT of the designer for designing the Gun ? To defend one-self ? or for the owner to kill and maim ?
18 posted on 10/08/2009 9:21:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (wH)
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To: Tublecane

ok, forget the hammer if it bothers you. a market is a social entity, anyways, and therefore is “alive.” its very existence is a moral proposition.


23 posted on 10/08/2009 1:04:37 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Isn't the Golden Mean the secret to something," I parried? "Yes," Blue replied. "Mediocrity.")
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