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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (156788)	1/22/2005 12:57:19 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) of 281500

There are most likely as many systems of Absolute Morality as there are systems of Absolute Truth (ie religions or schools of philosophy). They will not exactly agree on all the minor (or even some major) points, but some group still views them as Absolute. The big obstacle is rather obvious. Absolute Morality, like Absolute Truth resists scientific incursions into their realm. Most religious folks take it for granted that science cannot offer meaningful guidance on moral issues, and astonishingly enough, most scientists roll over and play dead on the issue. Once we correct this misguided notion, and allow science to take the lead away from religion, philosophy, and law, we can get on with developing a general theory of morality compatible with science. The relationship between the general theory of morality and Absolute Morality will be quite similar to the relationship between any scientific "truth" and religious Absolute Truth. This will be a further divide between liberals and conservatives in the decades ahead. <vbg>

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