In a message dated 3/19/2000 11:58:20 AM, you wrote: << ie organized religion, political parties, philosophical schools of thoughts are not at all necessary to form ideas about "right" and "wrong". There is a difference between religion as it is practiced throughout the world, and "relious sense" (sense as in the sixth sense.... if you get my meaning..:) )>> Yeah well Richard I don't find anything to disagree with here but......I thought we were talking about generic "religion, politics and philosophy" as your original post did not state "organized" or "parties" or "schools of thought". Generic religion is nothing more than recognizing a higher power, of whatever kind/shape/form/unknowingness, and that we are just a mere tiny part of a larger scheme. Generic politics is nothing more than human interaction wherein the results of actions are considered best when the most benefit. Generic philosophy is that set of beliefs each of us use to guide our actions and are based partially on religion, politics, and our individual desires and experiences. I grant that each of these three cornerstones of civilization have been warped out of recognition in way too many cases...however that makes them nonetheless essential ingredients for what passes for a civilized society. The person without such foundations leading their actions winds up charging 25 dollars per tuning pin, 1 dollar a punching and accepting the criticism of fellow techs while he/she is setting their next 400 dollar tuning appointment. There is balance, whether we agree or not, and this type person will reap the just deserts of their actions...albeit not as quickly as some would like. :-) Jim Bryant (FL)
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