From: yohan@citation.ksu.ksu.edu (Jonathan W Newton)
Subject: Re: Societally acceptable behavior
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In article <C5qGM3.DL8@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, cobb@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Mike Cobb) writes:
>Merely a question for the basis of morality
>
>Moral/Ethical behavior = _Societally_ _acceptable_ _behavior_.

I disagree with these.  What society thinks should be irrelevant.  What the
individual decides is all that is important.

>
>1)Who is society

I think this is fairly obvious

>
>2)How do "they" define what is acceptable?

Generally by what they "feel" is right, which is the most idiotic policy I can
think of.

>
>3)How do we keep from a "whatever is legal is what is "moral" "position?

By thinking for ourselves.

>
>MAC
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>                                                    Michael A. Cobb
> "...and I won't raise taxes on the middle     University of Illinois
>    class to pay for my programs."                 Champaign-Urbana
>          -Bill Clinton 3rd Debate             cobb@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
>                                              
>With new taxes and spending cuts we'll still have 310 billion dollar deficits.
