Absolute childhood

Tue Jan 29, 2002 12:16 am

I guess childish begets evil and childlike begets good? Anything infantile
can be charming even without color of compassion (may be condescending if
not restrained) -- we can afford to be amused for the lack of imminent
threat...

I absolutely need to breath to live, and absolutely need to love to live
fully. One is universal; the other, personal, but equally real. In the moral
and philosophical realms, everything is relative and worthless until there
is a pact among multiples. Agreement creates an arbitrary but definable
absolute from which law and order may be implemented effectively. The spirit
of the laws that govern man's behaviors should be as clear as possible with
the understanding that an acceptable measure of personal freedom is offered
in return for protection shared in common.

Ruling by compassion and tolerance can only be effectively legislated by a
benevolent dictator (source of absolute). A democratic society is easily
clouded by these ideals with ambiguity and endless exceptions. The governing
body should be concerned only with truth (accepted absolute) and justice
(equal protection). The nature of compassion is for more benefit than fairly
deserved. Let that be in the hands of the micro-community and individuals,
not legislature.

When buzzwords such as "relative," "subjective," and "depending" are used,
it waters down an argument. Where there is no anchor point, there is no
direction. Even an arbitrary ground rule is important for two sides to be
able to understand one another and possibly come to an agreement through
logic.

Your unwillingness to judge others is commendable, but to be principled as I
know your are, one must hold certain values higher than others... and,
hopefully, more than just being intolerant of intolerance. ;-) Overly
tolerant borders on amoral, and one should be mindful of moral justice in
the serious consideration of difficult issues such as capital punishment
and abortion -- as well as the individual at hand.