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Re: Pretty fences
Posted By: wintermute, on host 195.153.64.90
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001, at 07:08:03
In Reply To: Re: Pretty fences posted by Stephen on Thursday, August 16, 2001, at 07:00:25:

> > Am I being dumb, or does use of the word "too" imply dislike in some stage or other? I mean, I don't think anyone tries to be "too ethical" on purpose. Also, that definition will certainly be very individual, and - in that context - will probably bring us back to ...
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> > jul"must clearly be dumb for asking someone like Stephen that question"ian
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> No, you're not being dumb. The word "too" does imply a bad thing... which is moronic, since it's not possible to be TOO ethical. It's like saying that somebody is "overly" ethical. If one is ethical, then by definition that is a good thing, as ethics are inherently "good." If somebody could possibly come up with a situation where being "too ethical" is a bad thing, I'd like to hear it.
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> Stephen

What about being "too ethical to enter politics" for example?

winter"not ethical enough"mute