[lit-ideas] Re: Aren't you glad you no longer have a Hitler problem?
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:09:45 -0400
Yes, exactly. Men do have knowledge of the good, but the good is merely
money. Money is where everything begins and ends. Morality doesn't enter
into the picture. On occasion, when the crimes committed in furtherance of
the good become too extreme and too noticeable, such as in the case of Ken
Lay, we throw the person into jail. Maybe.
War for Moral Superiority. That is so ironic, if not downright funny.
Clearly there is no way to be morally superior than to wage a war. Thanks
for the insight Lawrence.
> [Original Message]
> From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 6/26/2006 9:39:32 AM
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Aren't you glad you no longer have a Hitler
problem?
>
> Surely one definition of rational has merely to do with pursuing your
> goals in a way that will actually maximize success. Sadly, f**king
> humanity is rational if your goal is maximizing profit. In a
> dog-eat-dog world, it is rational to strive to be top dog.
>
> "Being of sound mind" is another definition. To the extent that we
> believe that men do evil only through lack of knowledge of the good,
> these people are irrational. Blinded, as you say, by their emotions.
> Ursula
>
> Andy wrote:
>
> > Unless you can show me how corporate greed is
> >rational. Platonic maybe, as in the above excerpt, but not rational.
> >Unless rational is defined as anything that makes money for shareholders,
> >whatever the cost to humanity. But I don't think that's the dictionary
> >definition of rational.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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