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- From: wright@ceawlin.cs.odu.edu (GENTLEMAN)
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- Subject: Re: frightening ignorance
- Message-ID: <WRIGHT.92Jul29131036@ceawlin.cs.odu.edu>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 18:10:36 GMT
- References: <1992Jul24.1283.3075@execnet>
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- In-Reply-To: "tom betz"'s message of 24 Jul 92 02: 30:18 EST
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- In article <1992Jul24.1283.3075@execnet> "tom betz" <tom.betz@execnet.com> writes:
-
- GE>I have spent a week defending my personal character
-
- You have spent a week avoiding the issues, defending emptiness.
-
- The issue I brought up in my very first post was moral teaching in our
- public schools. You never directly discussed this untill your last
- post. All posts before your last have been aimed at me personally
- and not the issue.
-
- GE>and now we can get
- GE>back to the discussion of religion/moral teaching in schools.
-
- I thought you said that you wanted to keep religion out of this. And now
- you bring it immediately back in... you see how unaware you are of your own
- narrow prejudices?
-
- I never said I wanted to keep religion/moral discussions out of this - that
- was the discussion at the time of my post. I said I want to keep my personal
- religious views out of this, but you seem to have a need for me to express
- my personal beliefs.
-
- GE>First of all, would you agree that ALL humans share comon principles in
- GE>their pursuit of morality?
-
- No.
-
- Fine! That settles it. We have nothing else to discuss under this
- thread's subject.
-
- Judging from the Republican approach to welfare reform and health care,
- I'd say that Thrasymachan morality is alive and well in the Republican
- Party.
-
- Nothing at all wrong with the approach of the Republican party. I have
- worked very hard for the things that I have. Why would one ever believe
- that they are entitled to a "free hand-out" BEFORE attempting to show some
- hard work?
-
-
- Well, since your premise is fatally flawed, I'll not bother discussing that
- which elaborates upon it.
-
- Odd that you should say this. I have received several e-mails from
- individuals reading the thread, and they have all applauded my opinions
- and expressed how they, too, feel the same way.
-
- This is my last post concerning this thread. It seems we are not doing
- anything positive at all, and I am sure others out there are tired of
- listening to the bickering. You may respond if you like, Tom, but I
- will not answer.
-
- T. Wright
-