Re: I'm at a loss for words

[Toby Reiter <str4552@OBERLIN.EDU>]

On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Tom O'Neill wrote:
> >Right and wrong is never black and white. Especially when people like
> >nathan and his other idiots define what black and white really are.
>  
>  
> See above.
>  
> Right and wrong is always black and white, but it's human nature to
> want to Bend it to fit one's own relativistic situation...and then
> the agreements and disagreements come into play....
Wrong.  What is wrong and what is right can only be defined by a personal 
decision. Only then is the distinction black and white.  On a societal 
level, all issues on ethical and moral levels are gray--open to various 
interpretations and personal biases.  Society must choose the overriding 
majority of opinion and use that to create its moral decisions.  For 
example, homosexuality is seen individually as either something to 
be accepted or denounced.  On a societal level, however, our position on 
whether homosexuality is natural or unnatural is extremely vague.

Something to think about,
Toby 


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