OT: date jesus

[Paul Mackin]

On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 23:03, prozak at anus.com wrote:
> 
> > Live and let live, I say.
> 
> Yet this becomes a problem with Iraq, North Korea or Israel; -or- it 
> will inevitably become a problem with some other entities out there. 
> Right now the USA is fighting two fronts: a worldwide guerrilla war 
> (in sitzkrieg mode) with al-Qaeda and a bombing and special forces 
> war with Iraq. Enemies will appear when one is a superpower.

The live and let live principle contains the strong possibility  of self
contradiction of course but what in earthly existence doesn't? 

It'd be my guess that a tendency in the species for application of the
principle within the bounds of common sense would be adaptive, an
accommodation to the environment.

P.

> 
> How is this rectified? Live and let live until they run up into what 
> inalienable standard?
> 
> It ends up becoming "do your thing in your space and time, don't 
> screw up the gig and leave me alone to do mine" as a public morality, 
> over time, no matter how it starts. That's functional ethics. The 
> question is what's after the split in functional ethics is resolved.
> 
>  Or I guess to some, it is.
> 
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