[MD] tiny skull

[Peter Corteen]

'Do as you please' is what everyone does anyhow; some people may think they
live by some other moral code which they have consciously adopted (such as
'turn the other cheek') but in actuality at the moment of decision they
always do as they please.

On 19/11/06, pholden at davtv.com <pholden at davtv.com> wrote:
>
> Quoting Peter Corteen <psigenics at googlemail.com>:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I would narrow down those moral principles to just the one: do as you
> > please.
> >
> > The difficulty arises in finding out what pleases you and learning
> through
> > experience that your actions have consequences.
> > I can seek pleasure in the short term but in the long term I might
> regret.
> > Also, a large factor is how we think our actions would be viewed by
> others.
> > If I help someone then they will be more disposed to help me later.
> >
> > Our lower levels are stronger than we think though. Would you choose to
> save
> > another's child instead of your own? If you could save ten other
> children or
> > your own? Maybe it costs £100,000 to raise your child - but how many
> other
> > needy children could be helped instead with that money?
>
> Thanks Peter. You have identified many of the problems with a moral code
> of
> "do as you please." The freedom inherent in that code is its greatest
> appeal.
> But as Pirsig points out, freedom without restraint results in the
> destruction
> of all the levels. Even the inorganic level depends on certain stringent
> laws
> of behavior to survive.
>
> Platt
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