Re: MD Re: Is Morality relative?

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Mon Jan 03 2005 - 11:11:07 GMT

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    No Platt,

    No single context is absolute.
    The sum total of all contexts is approaching absolute, by axiomatic
    definition of the maths "sum total of all".
    But unless we are able to envisage literally all contexts, this is only
    "approaching" absolute - pragmatically is always an unknown space beyond -
    except in mathematical / logical thought experiments, like the previous
    sentence.

    Ian
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>; <owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk>
    Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:18 PM
    Subject: Re: MD Re: Is Morality relative?

    > Ian,
    >
    > I thought so. Context is absolute. Thanks for explaining..
    >
    > Platt
    >
    >
    > > Plat,
    > > US Elecetions
    > > War in Iraq
    > > Tsunami in Indian Ocean
    > > Cup of coffee in the office
    > > Placing an order
    > > Paying a bill
    > > Having a baby
    > > Changing a nappy
    > > Sailing a boat
    > > Riding a motorcycle
    > > Any context I've ever thought of
    > > The union of all contexts Platt or I have ever thought of
    > > ...
    > > how many more do you want ?
    > > ...
    > > Just about any real life context you care to think of
    > > All pragmatic, non-axiomatic.
    > > None absolute, all relative
    > > Ian
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
    > > To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>; <owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk>
    > > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 7:38 PM
    > > Subject: Re: MD Re: Is Morality relative?
    > >
    > >
    > > > Ian:
    > > >
    > > > > How about "most practical contexts of any real-life consequence".
    > > > > Approximately, non-axiomatically, pragmatically M'Lud.
    > > >
    > > > Mind putting that in English?
    > > >
    > > > Platt
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Ian
    > > > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > > > From: "Platt Holden" <pholden@sc.rr.com>
    > > > > To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>; <owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk>
    > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 2:09 PM
    > > > > Subject: Re: MD Re: Is Morality relative?
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > > Hi Ian,
    > > > > >
    > > > > > >What it does say
    > > > > > > though, is that in the real world of possible experiences, truth
    > > (and
    > > > > > > morality) remains context dependent (relative).
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Please describe the context of this statement which declares an
    > > absolute
    > > > > > truth.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Platt
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
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