| Re: The role of conscience in the realm of consciousness. |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Aug 26, 2008 21:39
On Aug 27, 2:18Â pm, turtoni fastmail.net> wrote:
> On Aug 26, 11:58Â pm, "bigflet...@ gmail.com" gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> We have a conscience that acts as a balancing mechanism. We each
>> create impact in our lives, and have a need to question our actions
>> and equivalent outcomes.This is partly to allow sensitivity to others,
>> but the core role is to to point to the 'truth' of particular
>> situations within our own sphere.
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>> There is no more accurate saying than 'the truth will set you free'
>> but until we can handle minor truths, we are not prepared for deeper
>> truths.
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>> BOfL
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> "Ethics is a major branch of philosophy, encompassing right conduct
> and good life. It is significantly broader than the common conception
> of analyzing right and wrong. A central aspect of ethics is "the good
> life", the life worth living or life that is simply not satisfying,
> which is held by many philosophers to be more important than moral
> conduct."
If you did, that would make you stupid by asking such a question to
someone you imagined to be so.
BOfL
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