[MD] Limits of freedom: a lesson on moral misunderstanding

[Platt Holden]

Hi Marsha,
 
[Marsha] 
> It seems there is no where further to take this discussion.  You see, I
> have Liberal tendencies.  But it's been interesting discussing things we
> don't know.
 
Yes. As you know :-), the study of knowledge is a branch of philosophy 
called epistemology. We could spend a lifetime on the subject. We haven't
gone that far on this site, of course, but some time back we did have a 
discussion on sources we could all rely on for accurate information. Most 
agreed that Wikipedia would be OK as a general, unbiased reference. Two 
newspapers in Britain were recommended -- the "Independent" and "The 
Guardian." (That's why I used those as a sources for news about National
Health Insurance.) Other than that, we couldn't agree on unbiased sources 
of knowledge, to the best of my recollection anyway. 

As for your having "liberal tendencies," you're in good company on this
site.  One thing among many I like about art is it makes no difference 
whether the artist is a liberal or conservative.  The art speaks for 
itself. 

Platt

P.S. Cartoon in the New Yorker shows a little boy looking at a painting
in a museum with his mother. His mother is talking to the boy saying, 
"Instead of 'It sucks' you could say "It doesn't speak to me."

Unfortunately, most of my paintings "suck." But, that doesn't stop me.