From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!exodus-bb!khb From: khb@chiba.Eng.Sun.COM (Keith Bierman fpgroup) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: A morals question? Message-ID: Date: 24 May 91 22:17:40 GMT References: <"910520033903.71660.412.CHE77-1"@CompuServe.COM> <1991May24.183140.6351@cbnewsl.att.com> Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM Distribution: na Organization: Sun MegaSystems In-reply-to: willett@cbnewsl.att.com's message of 24 May 91 18:31:40 GMT List-Id: In article <1991May24.183140.6351@cbnewsl.att.com> willett@cbnewsl.att.com (david.c.willett) writes: > Only a hypothetical case as there is no DoD contractor that I know of... Forgive me, but this post remindes me of the person who walks into the psychiatrist's office and says, "You see doctor, I have this friend ...". I find it odd that no one believes that people consider hypothetical moral/ethics questions. We talk about hypothetical language extensions, hardware designs, marketing plans, government projects .... why not ethical questions ? It used to be an important part of ones education. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Keith H. Bierman keith.bierman@Sun.COM| khb@chiba.Eng.Sun.COM SMI 2550 Garcia 12-33 | (415 336 2648) Mountain View, CA 94043