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- From: markp@joplin.wri.com (Mark Pundurs)
- Subject: Re: "Absolute Ethics" (was Re: Who are you guys?)
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- References: <markp.726855603@joplin.wri.com> <1993Jan12.203154.20188@advtech.uswest.com> <markp.726942638@joplin.wri.com> <1993Jan16.174531.13279@rotag.mi.org>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:14:48 GMT
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- In <1993Jan16.174531.13279@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
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- >In article <markp.726942638@joplin.wri.com> markp@joplin.wri.com (Mark Pundurs) writes:
- >>
- >>The fundamental postulate is something like, "Entities ought to be
- >>treated in accord with their natures." The question is: what is
- >>any given entities' nature, and what treatment accords with that
- >>nature.
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- >The "nature" of a conscious, volitional human being is to exercise its
- >Free Will, as long as that exercise does not unfairly impinge on the
- >Free Will of other conscious, volitional human beings.
-
- >The "nature" of a non-viable, non-conscious, non-volitional fetus is the same
- >as the "nature" of other objects -- to exist, or to be destroyed, at the
- >discretion of conscious, volitional entities.
-
- 1. Goldfish have consciousness and viability, but no rights.
- 2. A newborn is non-volitional, but killing her is (I hope we agree)
- unethical.
-
- >Case closed.
-
- Not hardly.
-
- > - Kevin
-
- Mark Pundurs
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