Thread: It occurs to me
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Old 12-11-2001, 10:52 AM   #15
MaggieL
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Quote:
Originally posted by Griff


I thought Starchilds perspective was pretty interesting and don't have a serious problem with any of it since he apparently wouldn't try to impose his decision on others.
No...read carefully: "However I realize that legal bans on hunting and
food-killing would be extremely impractical <i>at present</i>."[emphasis added]

The implication being that as soon as it became "practical", sie would be implementing hir own moral values as law. I think that's a very scary thing in a lawmaker. The purpose of law isn't to implement moral values, it's to enable people with *differing* moral values to live together.
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