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To: The Philosopher who wrote (26040)	9/5/2001 2:51:10 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 82486

The point of that post was that, excuses are allowed for behavior. I mentioned four: 1) Not able to understand the requirements of the behavior. 2) Not able to perform the requirements of the behavior. 3) Existing genetic disposition that would prohibit one from performing the behavior. 4) Environmental influences that have created an extreme prejudice against performing the required behavior. I contend that the first two are traditional and sound, while the latter two have some contagion from societal trends and political agendas. I, however, see all four as having merit when considering membership in society and/or consequences of behavioral impact on society. "Self Discipline" as an example, was deliberately abstract. There are some genetic characteristics that can clearly be shown to be prohibitive but these could also be seen as a physical limitation. Much speculation has been made about genetic predisposition in cases where hard science doesn't determine the connection to be absolute (ie: alcoholism, perversion, etc) that determines behavior. My position on this (which is beside the point) is that it shouldn't matter.