Hi Rick:
The following brief statements may be relevant to your heartfelt
questions about how the MOQ can help guide our response to those
who attacked the U.S:
>From President Bush: "American was targeted for attack because we
are the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world."
>From LILA, Chaper 24: "Freedom of speech; freedom of assembly, of
travel; trial by jury; habeas corpus; government by consent--these
'human rights' are all intellect vs. society issues. According to the
Metaphysics of Quality these 'human rights' have not just a sentimental
basis, but a rational metaphysical basis. They are essential to the
evolution of a higher level of life from a lower level of life. They are for
real."
Platt
> I sit in my apartment right now waiting to hear of the fate of friends
> and family who worked in and around the Towers and for the NYPD and Fire
> Department. I sat awake all night watching Palestinian children dance and
> celebrate as virtually everyone I know is waiting to hear from people who
> they will surely never hear from again. They say we are the terrorists, we
> say they are.
> So where is Phaedrus in all this I ask myself while typing this email.
> What is the MoQ endorsed moral response to this devastating blow to Society?
> Is this one of those elusive Intra-Level conflicts to which the MoQ remains
> helplessly silent? Does a value-centered evolutionary metaphysics have
> nothing to offer us here more than hollow and obvious platitudes about
> doctors and germs?
> What about the really hard questions? Would it be moral for the US to
> charge into Afghanistan, level the Taliban, and sweep clean the terrorist
> training camps and cells? Does a culture that refuses to live peacefully
> with the rest of the world forfeit its right to existence? These are most
> difficult questions. More difficult still is trying to answer them from the
> perspective morality rather than anger.... and I don't think I have it in me
> to try right now (I almost feel silly for even thinking about it, but it's
> strange what your mind can do with situations to which it has no analogues
> and no way to cope with). Thanks for letting sound off a bit. My thoughts,
> love and sympathies are with the victims and their families.
> Rick
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