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ANNOTATION:
ETHICSI

- Sissela Bok in 'Lying, Moral Choice in Public and Private Life' states that all lying is counter reproductive. The only exception concerns the classic case of giving accurate directions to a murderer looking for their victim. The primary reason given is that the damage to trust outweighs anything that is gained. Debriefing, after such things as sociological research, does not ameliorate the damage. If communication is seen as a tool to advance understanding, then trust is the primary determinant of the reliability and hence, value of the tool. The variables in chaos will be overwhelming for our species if we insist on throwing this monkey wrench into the works.


Author: Eyler Coates (eyler.coates[ at ]worldnet.att.net)
Date: Dec 26, 1996

REPLY: Suggested Link

May I please offer for your consideration:

The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
  Extracted Textually from the Gospels
  http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible
Jefferson's compilation of the moral philosophy of Jesus

Thank you,

Eyler Coates


Author: Anonymous
Date: Feb 23, 1997

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http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible

Please change/correct it as there is no listing for

         angelfire.com


Author: Anonymous
Date: Feb 23, 1997

REPLY:

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http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible

Please change/correct it as there is no listing for

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Author: Anonymous
Date: Feb 23, 1997

REPLY:

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http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible

Please change/correct it as there is no listing for

         angelfire.com

found on your page:

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Author: Anonymous (blueboy[ at ]n-link.com)
Date: Feb 23, 1997

REPLY:

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Please change/correct it as there is no listing for

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found on your page:

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Author: Anonymous (blueboy[ at ]n-link.com)
Date: Feb 23, 1997

REPLY:

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http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible

Please change/correct it as there is no listing for

         angelfire.com

found on your page:

       http://cleamc11.vub.ac.be/Annotations/ETHICSI.0.html


Author: Anonymous (blueboy[ at ]n-link.com)
Date: Feb 23, 1997

REPLY: Problem

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http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible

Please change/correct it as there is no listing for

         angelfire.com

found on your page:

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