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

[Mike.lifeguard]

Obviously not; here we are discussing it. One wonders if we actually did
learn any lessons during the Enlightenment...

-Mike

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 10:04 -0400, The Cunctator wrote:

> 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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