tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post1892105971734050469..comments2023-11-29T01:47:52.439-07:00Comments on clarity2010: Society and moralityRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-26645515367139922052011-08-01T07:45:41.903-06:002011-08-01T07:45:41.903-06:00Heinlein said "Sin lies only in hurting other...Heinlein said "Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.(Hurting yourself is not sinful —just stupid.)" <br /><br />When it comes to society, that's what I think.<br /><br />That about sums up for me what society's responsibilities are in this: take steps and make laws/penalties to keep from hurting people (which can include property laws, by the way, not just direct violence). <br /><br />People can impose other morality on themselves far in excess of this, but I don't believe society has the right to.<br /><br />Though they've certainly done so all during history and today, as you have rightly pointed out.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-68270690794488029092011-07-30T03:30:19.019-06:002011-07-30T03:30:19.019-06:00I think "not hurt other people in the process...I think "not hurt other people in the process" is one of the key issues to remember, but even then you may find the law of the land may see differently. The hurting other people can be very indirect in some instances.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.com