From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Fri May 21 2004 - 17:31:26 BST
Hi all:
Most biological forms attain their ends (survival) by terrorizing, stealing
or lying, or a combination thereof.
Terrorism is the preferred tactic of most animals who must kill other animals
to survive. These killers include lions, tigers, bears, raccoons, possums and
snakes.
Stealing is the tactic employed by the scavengers, including hyenas,
vultures, bloodsuckers and viruses.
Lying is exhibited by animals and plants who use camouflage to snare their
prey. Among such creatures are chameleons, cuttlefish and Venus fly traps.
At their own level, these beastly behaviors are moral. But they are
detrimental to the health of the human social level which depends on peace,
production and propriety to survive. So terrorism (murder, mugging, mayhem),
stealing (burglary, hijacking, embezzlement), and lying (swindling, cheating,
counterfeiting), are considered crimes by most societies.
Given Pirsig's evolutionary moral hierarchy, the term "biological crimes"
against society makes perfect sense. As he says, you cannot defeat crime by
words. You can only defeat crime by meeting it on its own terms.
Liberals, take note.
Platt
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