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

To: one_less who wrote (7764)	3/7/2001 8:45:22 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Well, I see the latter as a "right choice" and the former as a "wrong choice" for reasons given above. You are unwilling to admit your mistake (Making promises with no qualifications) and are perpetrating an even bigger one to cover it up. I'm glad we had this discussion for a couple of reasons. The main one is that it illustrates what has been discussed on this thread forever--that we all have our own moral standards. Some of us accept that as a natural thing. I think it's fine for you to make one choice and me to make another. I never said that you shouldn't make the choice you made if that's the right one for you. Others of us insist that there is a single right choice. You are telling me my choice is wrong. I submit that, unless you are the neighbor with the borrowed car or the friend going to the interview, it's none of your business what choice I make. I think this little exercise ended up illustrating that difference very well. The second reason was that I got an insight into something I never knew existed. I mentioned earlier that I was surprised when you said you couldn't imagine an example of a moral dilemma that would require taking a less wrong option as the right choice. I had always accepted moral ambiguity as a part of life. I have a much better understanding now of the thought processes that go into negating ambiguity. Yet I always believe that you can start from where ever you are and do the right thing in any circumstance. If, by right thing, you mean best thing, we agree on this. Karen