[MD] Social Level- Catholic Social Teaching

[Platt Holden]

> [Steve]
> 'Good' doesn't have a necessary connection to anything.  Religion,
> atheism,
> any Static Quality pattern, isn't automatically good.  It all depends on
> the
> people behind those patterns making decisions.  A Static Quality pattern
> can be used for either good or bad.  SQ patterns are like tools, and an
> individual's morality depends on how he uses his tools.  Religion is a
> very
> powerful tool that unfortunately has not always been used for good.  But
> that does not mean that religion is intrinsically bad.

Hi Steve, 
I agree. But I wonder -- how does one decide which static patterns are good 
and which are bad?  Seems to me there's a connection needed to something 
other than one's desires. 

What do you think? Thanks.
 Platt