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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (60090)9/27/2002 4:22:08 PM
From: one_less  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
"As societies improve, their morals improve, both
as a reflection of the values that underwrite a successful society, and through actual insight gained in the
course of philosophical reflection

1) It doesn't appear that you allowed for the "U" shaped curve of decay that has imposed itself on successful societies throughout history. I would like to think that our society would will be different BTW.
2) Do you see moral progress as synonymous with moral objectivity when the goals with underlying values are directive? Can you clarify a bit more?
3) "However, it is desirable, for the ultimate good of the planet, that there be a move towards modernization and the liberal civilization
of which we are a part, with all deliberate speed, and so we should not get overly sentimental about picturesque cultures or cultural
equivalence.........
Not necessarily....
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