From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Mon Jun 21 2004 - 22:58:27 BST
Hi gav,
Thanks for the tip about the sits. I'f like to find out more about
them. Any leads, other than the Bertolucci flick?
Also, your comment about humans thinking they are superior to all
other living beings (in the COSMOTHEISM thread) is well taken. I
think my one main disagreement with Pirsig is that he seems to insist
that other sentients are lower in the moral hierarchy. What saves
the MOQ for me here is that we aren't justified in destroying
"lesser" beings, unless they are a genuine threat. That's on the
right track, at least.
I think it can be argued that, in some respects, we aren't even
morally equal to other animals. For example, we are the only animals
I know of that will kill for fun, for entertainment, or just to put a
few more bucks in the old bank account.
Anyway, I talked about this, a little, in last month's thread
entitled "Morality of Deadly Force."
Best,
Mark Steven Heyman (msh)
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