[Foundation-l] Wikipedia is not the Karma Sutra, was Re: commons and freely licensed sexual imagery

[The Cunctator]

I can't believe Fred is litigating this again. He's been around long enough
to know that censorship is a dead issue.

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hoi,
> As there are people who care about this, would you please tone down a bit?
> It does not matter what you believe or do not believe, you should respect
> other people. Going on a tangent like this is not appropriate.
> Thanks,
>      GerardM
>
> 2009/5/14 Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro at gmail.com>
>
> > Fred Bauder wrote:
> > >> in case this is done, fyi the spelling runs:  KAMA SUTRA (not kaRma)
> > >> very best,
> > >> oscar
> > >>
> > >
> > > Just a mistake Oscar, but Karma is indeed the issue. We need to do the
> > > right thing.
> > >
> >
> >  From a purely theological perspective, throwing these terms
> > around like there is no tomorrow is way more complex than
> > you seem to appreciate.
> >
> > The problem with "karma" and I hate the term, just as
> > "rewards in the next life" which is even more odious in my
> > view; is that they talk about effecting a change in future
> > conditions for which there is no proven link.
> >
> > Surely the real reason for doing the right thing cannot
> > be that it pleases whoever, but just because it is the
> > right thing. I forget which of Plato's dialogues explored
> > this theme, but really, just fuck the gods, fuck the
> > consequences, and just do what is right.
> >
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
> >
> >
> >
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