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To: Neocon who wrote (70973)	7/30/2003 12:48:25 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) of 82486

"I think that there is moral knowledge, but that it is limited and cumulative, like the knowledge that we have of science. We cannot derive all moral knowledge from personal experience, any more than we would likely personally come up with the Second Law of Thermodynamics each on our own, but have to derive some of it from philosophy and other sources of intelligent observation and analysis." I don't disagree with this. Our experience offers many avenues of experience to take, learn from, and to gain knowledge or wisdom. My arguement here is that there are moral absolutes that are enmeshed in the human experience to such an extent that they mean virtually the same thing to the wisest old man as they do to the unlettered child. Through the eyes of my four year old little girl (now a teenager), I found evidence of this. When I asked her if she understood the rules, she said: "yes, be nice and don't be mean." Would she view complex social situations as clearly as a wise old person? Definitely not. Your term "moral knowledge" is more about the experience of gaining knowledge by considering or applying moral truisms in unique and varied situations. Very messy business.

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