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Politics : The Left Wing Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (4027)	2/14/2001 2:07:08 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6089

I don't mourn my youth. Being young was hard. Being middle aged is hard. My mom assures me being "old" is hard. I remember my granny talking about the "nice young couple that moved in down the way". The young couple was in their 50's. I was 17. What a hoot, I thought. It really is all relative. Like morality. For those of you who believe in absolute morality, consider the feelings of the chicken in your sandwich, or the wheat in your bread. We all make relative measurements of harm and benefit. It is all just our best guess. I drove by a school today and was emitting "legal" amounts of carbon monoxide, a heme poison. There is no safe amount. Was that moral? Everybody else is doing it. I think the difference between most people and me is that I think about it. I realize it is not an optimum situation. That's why I exercise. My weight is not optimum, but I can offset some of the harm with exercise. So, while I poisoned some kids with my exhaust, it was to get to work and make medical devices for sick people. On balance, I feel okay about myself. But it is truly a relative measure. I really do think all of you don't understand X the Unknown. But, maybe you don't understand cosmicforce either. My name reflects my sense of cosmic belonging but the capitalization reflects my place. I'm just one of many little cosmicforces running around doing their thing. My place is really only a matter of circumstance and luck. None of us should forget that. I try not to. But I'm still a relativist, like X.