[847] in libertarians
Re: Imposing Values
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Rose)
Sat Mar 25 12:21:06 1995
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 12:05:55 +0001 (EST)
From: Derek Rose <rosed@world.std.com>
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9503251601.AA27419@america-3.MIT.EDU>
On Sat, 25 Mar 1995, Vernon Imrich wrote:
>
> I would say we're for the one value: "you shall not impose your values
> on people who don't want them." (Note that this means someone who
> thinks it's ok to murder is negated because murder necessitates imposing
> values on the victim, namely a devaluation of the victim's life, while
> laws against murder do not impose any given potential victim's value
> of life. Indeed, if the victim wants to die, then it's not murder.)
as well as a conception of what a person is, and what constitutes an
imposition. But fair enough.
I will, though, be eating crow re: my comments about the GOP if this
Internet Smut Ban passes the House.
-d.
