I had a friend in high school who was raised on the most organic diet and kept fairly sheltered from most 'sick' related living habits (home-schooled, temperate climate, lots of chemical sanitizer / antibacterial use, etc.
Now we're in our late 20's / early 30's, and he's sick (cold, flue, etc) at least 6 months out of every year. His digestive system gives him problems if anything is too spicy or citrus-like and he has troubles breathing 'urban air'.
I've been proposing this fact to my peers since we graduated high school, but of course my claims have done nothing but ostricized me socially; doh!
How can a question of ethics be declared for such a large body of people with such a diverse moral code?
I feel that bringing the whole "good/bad" idea into a system of moral conduct/belief (ethics) skews the entire foundation of whatever is being questioned. Many things can be both unethical and good, or ethical and bad. It all depends on the current state of mind (inhibitions and such) and the individual.
Sorry, I find myself cringing when I see "ethics" and "good/bad" used interchangeably.
hah! lucky! us who've no desire to deal with the asses that come with cities are pretty much stick with dialup. Within the last few years, more long distance fiber optics have been laid than, well, in a damn long time.
Even here on the oregon coast (u wanna talk about the sticks, try towns of 500 and 1000, lol) they just laid a giant fiber line all through the state (connecting thru washington/cali, obviously). But guess what, IT'S DARK! Apparently either no company has the balls to take it on and flip the switch, or there's just so much political malarky and red tape at the moment no one CAN.
Either way I'm rather upset by this, seeing as I'm an avid gamer. I've no problem paying the $60 a month for a dedicated 640k line (yeah i know it's a ripoff, but it beats 28.8k), but oh well.
mike
If morality and honesty and nature were the issue, it wouldn't matter. children mature at different ages, both mentally and physically.
It's the legalities that are in question here. It's not exactly illegal to make it available to the 'general public', which, sorry to say to all you soccer moms out there, includes teenagers and younger (whether they buy it, or you buy it for them).
Some states have laws where shops have to 'tint' or 'fog' their windows, others do not. In some states, it's illegal to 'attempt' to purchase cigarettes underage, some states it's not.
Maybe they should have to put stars over a woman's nipples/vagina or a man's penis, as most fliers and advertisments directed at the general public (which means they don't care who, they just want the money) are. That way, until a sale is made without identification, or a minor breaks the law by hitting the 'over 18' button, WHO CARES!?!? And if your kids want to be looking at porn, you should already know that, sheesh! By the time I started explorin' my sexuality my parents were more than aware of it, lol. Either way how does our government expect to afford yet a new nationwide police force for the internet? They can't even manage our country properly, pfffft.
Personally, I think soccer mommy needs ta' stop worrying about the blind spots in her behemoth SUV and focus a little more on her child's development. But hey, if it takes a village to raise a child, someone else must be paying attention, right? **shudders** didn't she just write ANOTHER book???......
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I had a friend in high school who was raised on the most organic diet and kept fairly sheltered from most 'sick' related living habits (home-schooled, temperate climate, lots of chemical sanitizer / antibacterial use, etc. Now we're in our late 20's / early 30's, and he's sick (cold, flue, etc) at least 6 months out of every year. His digestive system gives him problems if anything is too spicy or citrus-like and he has troubles breathing 'urban air'. I've been proposing this fact to my peers since we graduated high school, but of course my claims have done nothing but ostricized me socially; doh!
Maybe I'm out of place pointing this out, but;
How can a question of ethics be declared for such a large body of people with such a diverse moral code?
I feel that bringing the whole "good/bad" idea into a system of moral conduct/belief (ethics) skews the entire foundation of whatever is being questioned. Many things can be both unethical and good, or ethical and bad. It all depends on the current state of mind (inhibitions and such) and the individual.
Sorry, I find myself cringing when I see "ethics" and "good/bad" used interchangeably.
hah! lucky! us who've no desire to deal with the asses that come with cities are pretty much stick with dialup. Within the last few years, more long distance fiber optics have been laid than, well, in a damn long time. Even here on the oregon coast (u wanna talk about the sticks, try towns of 500 and 1000, lol) they just laid a giant fiber line all through the state (connecting thru washington/cali, obviously). But guess what, IT'S DARK! Apparently either no company has the balls to take it on and flip the switch, or there's just so much political malarky and red tape at the moment no one CAN. Either way I'm rather upset by this, seeing as I'm an avid gamer. I've no problem paying the $60 a month for a dedicated 640k line (yeah i know it's a ripoff, but it beats 28.8k), but oh well. mike
If morality and honesty and nature were the issue, it wouldn't matter. children mature at different ages, both mentally and physically.
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It's the legalities that are in question here. It's not exactly illegal to make it available to the 'general public', which, sorry to say to all you soccer moms out there, includes teenagers and younger (whether they buy it, or you buy it for them).
Some states have laws where shops have to 'tint' or 'fog' their windows, others do not. In some states, it's illegal to 'attempt' to purchase cigarettes underage, some states it's not.
Maybe they should have to put stars over a woman's nipples/vagina or a man's penis, as most fliers and advertisments directed at the general public (which means they don't care who, they just want the money) are. That way, until a sale is made without identification, or a minor breaks the law by hitting the 'over 18' button, WHO CARES!?!? And if your kids want to be looking at porn, you should already know that, sheesh! By the time I started explorin' my sexuality my parents were more than aware of it, lol. Either way how does our government expect to afford yet a new nationwide police force for the internet? They can't even manage our country properly, pfffft.
Personally, I think soccer mommy needs ta' stop worrying about the blind spots in her behemoth SUV and focus a little more on her child's development. But hey, if it takes a village to raise a child, someone else must be paying attention, right? **shudders** didn't she just write ANOTHER book???
mike