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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (7014)	3/1/2001 12:28:24 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

To clarify my usage: Main Entry: ob·li·ga·tion Pronunciation: "ä-bl&-'gA-sh&n Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow) 2 a : something (as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action b : a debt security (as a mortgage or corporate bond) c : a commitment (as by a government) to pay a particular sum of money; also : an amount owed under such an obligation <unable to meet its obligations, the company went into bankruptcy> 3 a : a condition or feeling of being obligated b : a debt of gratitude 4 : something one is bound to do : DUTY, RESPONSIBILITY britannica.com I mean the fourth definition. Yours is a defensible position, to assume that you are the arbiter of your own standards, and that suffices, but it is one that I disagree with deeply. Since there is almost no way to persuade you that there is an objective ground to morality, we may be at an impasse.......