is the universe moral ... are there such things as universal justice and universal peace ... or is it just a powerplay wherein might makes the right ... the right people to know the right technique to apply the right formula to use ... or are we then confusing usefulness with an ambiguous sense of what works ... you mean the move is successful now or do you mean in the long run ... was hitler successful in the '30's or did murder disqualify him even then ... or what about stalin successful all his life up to the final days lying paralyzed on the couch ... things work up to a point ... how far into the future does progress go before it runs out ... and when it does what then ... do humanity's last years paralyzed on the couch ruin everything up to that point ... or will we smile at each other early into the decline and say we did it our way ... and if we do will that be enough ... who cares you say there is no other choice ... when there is ... we might say usefulness works because it fits the long run of reason's intended purpose and its home
cf ratzinger, a turning point for europe? ch 2
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