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To: The Philosopher who wrote (17457)	6/28/2001 11:35:53 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Can't raise kids properly without letting them know what's right and wrong.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (17457)	6/28/2001 12:26:41 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 82486

"Or do you just flip a coin?" We live in a fast paced age of quick and "flip" sit com style interaction. Where as, skill at verbal discourse was once a common and valued societal norm, the sound bite that one can get away with is the new age norm. None of our youth, who are trying to fit in and feel comfortable with themselves, can mirror the kind of full of wit one liner scenes that are modeled for them on the TV. This lends to awkward impulse decision making with a "whatever" attitude when they don't feel like they are thriving in culture. Thoughtful involvement with parents who have a sound platform of principles on which morality and decision making rests, can help.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (17457)	6/28/2001 8:55:48 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I would have thought that your morality was defined as your sense of right and wrong. I don't think morality has to reflect any abstract right or wrong. Of course I know very well what my personal principles and beliefs are. I also know that they are only my own, that they have nothing to do with any abstract or universal standard. I don't know if any such standard exists; I am inclined to think that it does not. I do think that my personal moral standard is superior to those of some others, but that is only my opinion, and it mainly reflects a preference for principles and beliefs derived from thought over those derived from pure belief in what one has been told.