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To: The Philosopher who wrote (3567)	1/7/2003 10:37:37 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

"It seems to me that his answer was responsive"..."The societal belief is in most cultures religiously based, though in some it is based on morality divorced more or less successfully from religious belief. But it is never based purely on reason. It can't be." I have had time tonight to read through the last few weeks of posts here. What Neo actually said was this. You obviously do not know him very well. "I have no religiously based moral judgment. It is all a matter of philosophy, and the ethical part of my philosophy does not even depend on the existence of God, much less some ecclesiastical authority......." Neo was discussing with me his personal beliefs and opinions, as the link he supplied me with aptly demonstrated. We were not discussing how society comes to believe as it does. Message 18346657 "It is impossible to say which decision is "right" in any absolute sense. It is purely a matter of belief, as Neo has made clear." You don't seem to understand what Neo and I were discussing. And if you think that Neo believes that all beliefs are equally valid and justifiable by reason, then you are very mixed up. Your post speaks not at all to what either Neo or I said to the other.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3567)	1/11/2003 7:27:03 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

His parallel of anti-abortioinists to abolitionists is an extraordinarly accurate parallel, since both center around a) what rights, if any, are to be accorded to a sub-set of the human species We have another subset of the human species that our society isn't dealing with very well--the illegal alien. The illegal alien subset is relatively easy to deal with as compared to the pre-born, yet we can't seem to manage it. If we're going to change the status quo, I'd rather take that one on first both because it's easier and because it's more immediate. Issues of the pre-born are enormously complicated, for most people, at least.