Dear Ttbn,

«While Victorians are now banned from SA, people from India are now arriving in the state. Work out that one.»

The people of Victoria just had it, following their sadistic treatment in March-April-May, they see no end to it, they can no longer tolerate it and are rebelling.

Their attitude is unlikely to change overnight if allowed into SA - people from India are much more likely to follow the rules!

I do think, however, that anyone should be able to cross any border, following 3 weeks of strict quarantine in a dedicated hotel/camp on the border itself, at their own expense and following three negative weekly tests.

Ttbn,

Arrivals from India to Adelaide - repatriations - go straight into fourteen-day quarantine.

But you knew that.

Joe

That system worked so well in Victoria Joe, I guess we can all relax in the knowledge that our state premiers are very smart & have it all under control.

We should consider every day as sacred, by our lifestyle; the important factor is to take one day in seven as a rest day, no matter the day of the week. The body needs a break from the same routines and stress, and for health do something mentally different. For instance if you are a landscaper do not use your rest day to do the gardening at home. If you are a builder do not use your rest day to assist a mate in building his holiday shack. You must relax, go fishing, do some reading, or listen to music, to allow the mind to relax from stress which causes problems later in your health. These days Church is done online and you can listen to Church online at anytime. The other thing is to have social time with family or likeminded people regularly. Church is much more than a weekly service, it is about caring for family and fiends and involvement in community.

I am impressed by the depth of Kant's thought, it definitely warrants further reading.

Yet, assuming the author represents Kant correctly, "Kant denies that we can have any such knowledge about others or even ourselves". The Upanishads face the same issues, but conclude that we CAN have this knowledge, and also discover our autonomy in the process. Not that it is quick and easy, not that it is common, but this is still possible and still, the only worthwhile pursuit for our lives.

Our true nature is autonomous - and freedom is possible by realising this. Our rationality, however, is not autonomous but still part of the world of phenomena. Identifying as "rational beings" (or "rational agents"), while better than identifying with our base inclinations, is still short of recognising who we truly are.

Indeed, we ought to treat others as "an end-in-itself", but this does not mean to treat their human persona as an end-in-itself, it means the true others, who they really are!

«Immanuel Kant lays the foundation for recognizing the inherent dignity of every individual – and discrimination is indeed an affront to human dignity.»

While I accept Kant's "inherent dignity of every individual", there is no such thing as "human dignity". The two are quite different - our inherent dignity is due to our divine nature, not due to our human nature.

Similarly, discrimination does not violate morality so long as it is only between our human qualities, rather than between us and others. It is OK to discriminate against the PERSON of another, so long as you do not identify the actual infinite and autonomous other with their finite, heteronomous personality.

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