tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post4362996066236020559..comments2023-08-12T07:11:53.806-06:00Comments on Elusive Abstractions: Ethics Authorities & ChoicesRoberta Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-79243564572413909092008-11-29T16:50:00.000-07:002008-11-29T16:50:00.000-07:00'Tis a nice thought, brad4d, but no angels here --...'Tis a nice thought, brad4d, but no angels here -- none on the ground, and none overhead.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-39661587869138338032008-11-28T12:09:00.000-07:002008-11-28T12:09:00.000-07:00"Angels have wing because they take themselves lig..."Angels have wing because they take themselves lightly" G.K.Chestertonbrad4dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880980315149745012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-26798060226044220022008-11-24T12:15:00.000-07:002008-11-24T12:15:00.000-07:00Thank you, brad4d, for pointing that out. I do tr...Thank you, brad4d, for pointing that out. I do try to take life, my values, my philosophies, more lightly than most.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-10796381454391106632008-11-24T08:54:00.000-07:002008-11-24T08:54:00.000-07:00. a story is connected to the author and if it is .... a story is connected to the author and if it is supportive is a choice but observations can be balanced in the way you equalized the contributing issues to share (e)value(ation). Ethics seem to be the way we judge others that gives away what we can't conceive, so to observe (neutrally) that others can just judge themselves (in relation to supportive or critical) ~is the gift of your humor (to choose inclusion values)brad4dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880980315149745012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-71752686239408011382008-11-23T01:53:00.000-07:002008-11-23T01:53:00.000-07:00hi joared, thanks for commenting. And you are rig...hi joared, thanks for commenting. And you are right. An imbalance, a fixation on only one authority, certainly does contribute to harmful situations.Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-11912116546072849502008-11-22T01:42:00.000-07:002008-11-22T01:42:00.000-07:00Ah, you concluded what I was going to say would be...Ah, you concluded what I was going to say would be my preference, that all these Authorities you name are inter-related and I prefer to benefit from their synergy. Perhaps one serves as a check on the other on occasion. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I wonder if we could all ever agree on the list encompassed under any of these Authorities? Is it that lack of agreement that has resulted in some deciding to shed the blood of those who do not agree with them?joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-54563103600910310952008-11-20T14:01:00.000-07:002008-11-20T14:01:00.000-07:00That would be my good friend, brad4d, lighting up ...That would be my good friend, <B>brad4d</B>, lighting up the dark corners of what I failed to see while exploring a new topic.<BR/><BR/>So I pondered what he said and decided the authorities I mentioned cannot be put in a particular order. Obviously there are disastrous risks to the planet if we ignore the Nature Authority, and risks as well, if we ignore the Divinity Authority (good conscience). And still even more risks if we ignore fact and reason.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, because nature is perceived in so many different ways. i.e. – as nothing more than a endless resource for sustenance of present life, or as nothing more than inclement weather, or irritating insects, or in the reverse, as an awesome miracle representation of the beauty and wonder of all living creatures – I hesitate to position it as the ‘foundation-authority’ for ethical thought. <BR/><BR/>I think I prefer the idea of an equal 3-way mix. I do recognize that brad4d insisted that the Nature Authority must have a ‘healthy influence’ and if I could count on that, it makes an awesome starting point. But there lies the difficulty. <BR/><BR/>As to brad4d’s question about ‘the story supporting the author’. Nah, the story doesn’t have to support the author (at least not in my writing), but the lifestyle of anyone will be and cannot be any other than that supported by their own particular choice of Authority(s).Roberta Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032348890093502999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2729729299765225091.post-56386500266813430132008-11-19T09:51:00.000-07:002008-11-19T09:51:00.000-07:00Authority is overrated. Doesn't the story have to ...Authority is overrated. <BR/><BR/>Doesn't the story have to support the author? <BR/>Nature seems to be the stage offered to present our awareness. <BR/>The foundation of relativity is by natures authority and we must constantly start over to maintain it's healthy influence. <BR/><BR/>The authority of reason gives humans the choice to ignore nature. Reason defends how we respond to the awesome power of natural influences. <BR/><BR/>When things seem beyond reason, in order to ignore it, we turn to Divine Authority, to create conceptual respect for our thinking presentations. <BR/><BR/>What I tried to present was the reversal of the "Trickle Down Theory." <BR/>Thank you for the inspiration with the question.brad4dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880980315149745012noreply@blogger.com