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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (25988)5/26/1999 1:45:00 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
My argument had not gone that far, actually. However, if the discrete act that created the universe is analogous to an act of will, and if the construction of a matrix of time and space with definite properties implies something analogous to intelligence, it is reasonable to extrapolate some overall intentionality to the design of things, and therefore a kind of concern. Is it minute? Supposing that God is, in relation to His creation, all- knowing and all- powerful, it then depends on whether or not He is also morally engaged. At this point, let us just say that if morality is a "deep intention" of God, it is likely that He is involved in our affairs...

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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (25988)5/26/1999 11:19:00 PM
From: JF Quinnelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
One interesting aspect of the Spontaneously Self Generating Universe is that ethics is entirely subjective. Who's to say that killing or stealing or lying is wrong? The highest goal can be survival of the fittest. What is "justice"? Anything I say it is, as long as I am able to enforce my will. Hmmm. I kinda like this....