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From: laura@l5.uucp (Laura Creighton)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: Reason gets no respect from Berman
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Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 23:26:12 EST
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In article <1671@cbsck.UUCP> pmd@cbsck.UUCP (Paul M. Dubuc) writes:
>How does reason compel one to believe that all humans have equal value?

I don't think that it does.  But, if you value the ability to reason then
it will be very clear that those who can reason are valuable.  And you
then cannot use violence against people because they are valuable and it
is inconsistent with your valuing of reason.

Laura Creighton

ps -- note I am not saying that the reason people value other people is
because they reason, just that anyone who honestly values reason will
be constrained this way.  I don't actually think that muggers value reason,
but I will get to this later...

-- 
Laura Creighton		
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