PGH Downtempo -- Good and Evil?

[Christopher tm]

On 3/20/06, Deeann M.M. Mikula <deeann at d33ann.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2006, Christopher tm wrote:
>
> > Man is neither good nor evil any more than a coyote or a fern or a sea
> > cucumber is good or evil?
>
> I prefer to think of myself as a little more complex and intelligent
> than a sea cuke, especially since I'm about to take 3 finals this
> week!
>
> We are aware of the moral(?) implications of our behavorial more than
> a coyote, fern or the dear sea cuke, so I think that implies that we
> make decisions about our actions based on the probable outcome (good
> or bad?)
>
> I dunno, I've never take a philosophy class, I just think too much
> about things that don't really matter :)

We are slighy (ever so) more complex than the oh-so-tasty sea cuke,
yes, but are not "moral" and "immoral" subjective constructs that we
arbitrarily attach to certain actions? Are we, as a species, actually
able to act in a manner either nobler or lower than nature dictates?

...I am approaching from the POV that Man is an animal like any other.
--
Christopher tm

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