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From: larry@grkermit.UUCP (Larry Kolodney)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Basis for legislation
Message-ID: <548@grkermit.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Aug-83 14:06:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  8 14:06:00 1983
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I think my previous message requires some clarification (as well as
proofreading).

Implicit in my comments was the idea that certain beliefs people have
are ingrained in them due to non-rational reasons, and that they will
not change.  I feel that things such as emotional makeup, backround,
and standard of living play a large part in shaping people's most basic
beliefs.  Thus, all the arguing in the world is not going to change
anyone's mind on certain issues.  Does this mean that there can be no
consensus on what kind of laws a given person supports.  I think not.
What is needed is a ideology-neutral self-consistent rule which people
of different beliefs can follow, and one in which people can agree that
other who disagree with them are still following the system.  The
modified golden rule provides one.



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Larry Kolodney 
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