In a message dated 06/10/06 07:24:03 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > moral or philosophical Yes, I think we do needd to develop such a moral or philosophical model, despite other more immediately pressing concerns, for how much damage has been done by those pleading a crisis as a (often genuine) reason for actions of dobtful morality ? I suspect a long-term result of lacking such could do a lot of harm, more so than pausing to work the matter out - tho from a personal angle it's damn tempting to urge rushing ahead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn