[MD] Fw: Sin

Wed Nov 15 17:47:19 PST 2006

Case,

I agree that people make all kinds of judgments, moral and otherwise, but
the morality of the knife lies in the person, not the knife. The morality of
Capitalism lies those judging, not in the system.

Micah

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Is a knife composed of autonomous moral agents acting in concert for a
collective social purpose? People make all manner of judgments. In the case
of a knife they could judge the temper of the steal or the sharpness of the
blade. In the case of a social system they can judge its function and
purpose, its ends and means in whatever way they deem appropriate.

Case

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Case,

Is a knife moral? Of course this is a ridiculous question, as is asking if
Capitalism or any other system is moral. People have morals. Why people
insist on giving human characteristics to non-humans is baffling.

Micah

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Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [MD] Fw: Sin

David,

I think Ham is stating the obvious. People are moral, systems cannot be
anything but a system.

Micah

Social systems are designed by people. They are means to ends. Both of which
can be judged in moral terms.

Case

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