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I'd actually offer that we're not a moral show at all, but
rather an ethical show. We don't generally tell people what to think,
or which road they have to take. Rather, we raise ethical issues for
the purpose of provoking discussion so people can define their stands
for themselves.

jms

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No, I don't think so, because that plunges you too deeply into
the mire of situational morality or situational ethics. Granted,
there's always a certain element of situational judgment in these
things ("It's wrong to kill. The martians are about to flatten the
country. KILL 'EM.") But the decision making process should, ideally,
be on what seems the *right* thing to do rather than the *convenient*
thing to do.

jms

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Thanks. We rarely draw events 1 for 1 from the real world; it's
a sad thing I suppose but certain tragic themes have a way of recurring
over the generations. We just give them different names.

jms