Replying to LO 16792
Ben, in responding to Ray Evans Harrell you say,
> The basic virtues I enjoy in myself and in others are:
>
> - Intelligence
> - Competence
> - Productivity
>
> And where these three virtues are found in people, you'll also find people
> who are making a pretty good living.
>
> Wealth (how do you define wealth?) is indicative of a person who lives a
> purposeful, productive, and enjoyable life.
I've refrained from entering this conversation until now, but can't
restrain myself much longer. In order to take your assertion to its
logical conclusion, musn't one also assume
a) that where one doesn't find these virtues, people don't live
purposeful, productive, and enjoyable lives;
b) that people who have these virtues, but don't exercise them in
the pursuit of wealth, are somehow morally incompetent; and/or
c) that intelligent, competent, productive people will always choose
wealth over other values?
I find it next to impossible to agree with any of these. And how do
you account for ordinary folks who choose lives of service and
personal sacrifice for the sake of others, or who choose vocations
and careers that aren't focused on the accumulation of wealth?
is there something wrong with them? or are they just deluded?
Yours,
Malcolm Burson
mooney@maine.maine.edu
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