[MD] What "moral revolution" is called for by the MO?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Khaled Alkotob <khaledsa at juno.com>:

> [Platt] 
> > In the U.S. the legal age for individual responsibility is 18 in 
> > most cases. 
> 
> Amazing how crossing a date line matures a person and makes them a full
> grown responsible wise adult.

Well like the difference between the inorganic, biological, social and intellectual
levels, you have to draw the line somewhere.

> [Platt]
> > For most intents and purposes in the U.S. at age 18.
> 
> And there lies the paradox, turning that magic age does not make
> instantly that mature adult. Legally yes, but not wisdom wise.
> 
> After all you can vote before you can drink, I find that a little
> disturbing.

Me, too. 

> Look Platt, I agree with you about freedom of choice and free market. 
> Some laws have to be on the books to protect us all.
> 
> But how do you go about stopping the Ana nicole smith story of making the
> headlines. No I am not asking for censorship, but enough already of this
> celebrity gossip BS.

Stop? Turn off the TV. But, I get your point. 

> The masses want it. and the media is dishing it out. Free market at work.
> So who is to dictate the morality on such stuff.

In the Victorian age there was no worship of slut celebrity. There was a 
sense of propriety, enforced by a culture that recognized, as does Pirsig,
the temptations of biological values. I don't think many today even know
the meaning of propriety.  

 








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