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Off Topic: Compulsive Domain Name Registration

The other day, I got into a political conversation with a friend, where we decided we could understand where we stand on any political issue with one catch-phrase :

Legislate Humanity not Morality

In hindsight, it's fairly simplistic and short-sighted to think that anything complex can be boiled down into a catch phrase, but at the time, it seemed all encompassing.   The funny thing was, I got so excited, I rushed home, and in about 1/2 an hour, registered legislatehumanity.org and put up the following site, where people can print out a bumper sticker if they so choose, and slap it on the back of their old rusty Volvo.

All this was thanks to Go-Daddy.  They've made the process of putting up sites so easy, that I could see myself getting a bad habit of compulsively registering domain names.  Do I have a problem?  Not yet, but I'm keeping an eye on it.  In fact, I may just register compulsivedomainnameregistrationsupport.org later on today. 

-B


Posted Mon, Apr 19 2004 6:17 AM by Brendan Tompkins

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J.M. wrote re: Off Topic: Compulsive Domain Name Registration
on Mon, Apr 19 2004 3:49 AM
"Legislate Humanity not Morality". Defiition of morality: "In general terms, morality is concerned with individual character or personality and beliefs governing right and wrong."

So if we do not legislate morality, what else is there since all laws are based on what society determines to be right and wrong and the punishment thereof, what else is there?

By your statement to legislate humanity, then does this mean being human is right or wrong? There is no logic in that phrase. Morality is the only thing we should legislate, murder, stealing, adultry, slander, all are moral concepts and are what laws are for.

Maybe you should say "Legislate Morality, but remember we're all human."
Brendan Tompkins wrote re: Off Topic: Compulsive Domain Name Registration
on Mon, Apr 19 2004 4:33 AM
Hi J.M - You are right, "murder, stealing, adultery, slander" are moral concepts, but these are also humanitarian issues. When I think of all the things the government should be involved with, it's these humanitarian issues that stand apart. These I want my government to be involved with. When it comes to other issues that are purely moral and don't have any humanitarian benefit, I don't want my government telling me what to do.
-B

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