From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Fri May 28 2004 - 02:56:12 BST
Hi MarkM, and all,
MarkM, glad you're enjoying the Chomsky.
I like your parallel of Asimov's laws of robotics in summarizing the
MOQ. Here's what you wrote:
1. Static Quality may obey its own laws except where such laws would
conflict with DQ.
2. Static Quality must respond to DQ except where such responses
would restrict DQ.
3. Static Quality must protect its own existence as long as such
protection does not conflict with the first or second law.
msh says:
My question, for anyone, is can the above formulation be integrated
into my stab at defining a moral society? Would using the terms SQ
and DQ in my definition make things clearer and more useful? Or not?
Here's mine again:
"Societal institutions that restrict or impede the free flow and
interaction of ideas are immoral, especially if such ideas are
critical of existing institutions. It is immoral for institutions to
in any way restrict individual freedom to act and react in response
to biological drives, or in response to other institutions, or in
response to the free interchange of ideas, unless such activity
threatens morally superior institutions or can be shown to eliminate
or restrict such freedom for others."
Thanks to all,
Mark Steven Heyman
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