[MD] Capitalism

[plattholden at gmail.com]

Thanks Mary,

If you mean all God's children got value you'll get no argument from me. 
But I was expecting something more specific in the way of redressing 
perceived inequalities such as guaranteeing everyone a basic income as 
some have proposed. 
 
My mistake.

Regards,
Platt   


On 22 Feb 2010 at 7:51, Mary wrote:

> Hello Platt,
> 
> Wikipedia does a fairly comprehensive job with all three, but for
> convenience:
> 
> Human Dignity: the idea that all human beings have a basic level of value.
> Social Justice: the idea that all human beings have a basic level of value.
> Equality: the idea that all human beings have a basic level of value.
> 
> Does Lila have Quality?
> 
> Mary
> 
> > >
> > > > Human dignity, social justice and equality sound like Pirsig's
> > "vague,
> > > > amorphous soup of sentiments" whose real meaning has never been
> > > > spelled out in any way. Care to try?
> > >
> > > [Mary Replies]
> > > If you do not understand the meaning of human dignity, social
> > justice, and
> > > equality, then you have made my point.  I will let it rest here.
> > 
> > Hey Mary,
> > 
> > If you can't explain what you mean by human dignity, social justice,
> > and
> > equality, then you have made my (and Pirsig's) point. It will rest
> > there.
> > 
> > Best
> > Platt