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To: f.Christian
Who comes up with what's moral? Whoever has the most power? In a democracy the people...in a dictatorship, the dictator. Scary, but unfortunately true.

Is that how you perceive the world? Sad. Clearly, "might makes right" does not work because it makes no distinction between power and goodness. Do you make a distinction between the two?

437 posted on 05/21/2002 10:37:20 AM PDT by exmarine
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To: exmarine
Is that how you perceive the world? Sad. Clearly, "might makes right" does not work because it makes no distinction between power and goodness. Do you make a distinction between the two?

Even without some great [moral] dictator, yes, there are morals within the society. There are norms to which everybody conforms to keep society running efficiently.

444 posted on 05/21/2002 10:43:59 AM PDT by JediGirl
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