mck@ratex.UUCP (Daniel Kian Mc Kiernan) (02/24/85)
Cecilia:
Something which I should have added:
You say
>Any kind of discriminatory moral system I hold as being immoral (e.g.
>(im)Moral Majority).
You've really got to refine this ALOT to make it viable; stated as above it
is self-contradictory. By holding the Moral Majority as immoral, you are
discriminating against them. You need to generate a viable distinction
between moral and immoral discrimination, or (what amounts to the same
thing) redefine 'discrimination'.
If we leave the definition of 'discrimination' as it is found in the
dictionary, then it is the essence of thought and action. Clearly, you do
not mean to hold *choice* as immoral!
And discrimination which is bad in some cases, can be appropriate in
others. It would have been disgraceful if Phoebe Cates had played Kunte
Kinte in *Roots*. I don't care about the race that my wife belongs to,
but it would be an immoral betrayal of my values if I married anyone other
than an Atheist. And a Jewish pair shouldn't go to a Priest for
officiation of their wedding (unless no Rabbi can be found, &c).
Bye,
DKMcK
A Man of Discriminating Tastes