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To: one_less who wrote (82315)	6/20/2000 6:57:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Okay. You say there is a universal standard of fairness, and it is that fair is measured by whether or not you are following the rules. I don't think you'll get much agreement on that. For example: In Nazi Germany the rules permitted the incineration of millions of Jews. So that was fair? When I was growing up, the rules permitted (even required) different drnking fountains for negros and whites. So that was fair? What's more, the rules keep changing. For example, is it fair for the divorced parent who has custody of a child to be able to move with the child to the other side of the country without consulting the other parent or even telling the other parent they're moving? In Washington, as of midnight on June 7, 2000, the rules allowed that. So it was fair. As of 12:00:01 a.m. June 8, 2000, the rules changed to prohibit that. So suddenly, in the blink of an eye, what was fair became unfair. I don't think you'll get much agreement on that as a generally accepted definition of fairness.

To: one_less who wrote (82315)	6/20/2000 7:01:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

This is not true either. Fair is measured by whether or not you are following the rules. Your issue is more with rules than fairness. Rules are made by people, and reflect people's perceptions of fairness. Rules change, often because people's perceptions of fairness change. Any system of rules that does not allow for change is doomed to extinction. Can you imagine what the United States would look like today if the founding fathers had declared that the laws of their day were fixed and immutable?