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Re: [lojban] lo drata darlu



(no worries.  This isn't xedbig ;)

ki'e mi srera .iku'i do drani jimpe .i ro prenu cu nalprane selju'o jdice ca roda .i mlibebna lo nu cusku lu do na prane djuno .ija'ebo do na vrude va'o lo nu do zukte da'i li'u .i pe'i

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
> .ie .i no prenu cu kakne lo nu djuno lo balvi .iku'i ro prenu cu kakne lo nu
> smadi .i va'o lo nu da pulji gi'e de zerpre kei lakna fa lo nu da zmadu de
> tu'a lo xamgu balvi

 (I'm sorry to be anti-xedbig philosophy here, but I can't make out
what you are saying here.  It's not grammatical, because gi'e must be
followed by a bridi.  Oh, never mind.  I got it.  You wanted "va'o lu
nu ge da pulji gi de zerpre kei...")

 lakne se la'u li pi so'u .enai ku'i li pa

>.i cumki fa lo nu mutce mutce xlali fa lo nu de mrobi'o
> .iku'i ma'a roroi lakne jdice fi roda
> .i lo nu na'e pensi jdice cu xlali .i pe'i lo nu lakne jdice ba lo nu pensi
> je tcini bo viska keikei cu traji lo ka vrude
> .ita'o mi mutce srera .i ro selsku zo'u lo'ai virnu sa'ai vrude le'ai
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> lo se na'e curmi cu tolvri ca'e .i no prenu  ka'e djuno fi lo balvi .i
>> la'acu'i do ji'a bazi morsi gi'e na mulgau lo danfu be tu'a lo kenra
>> .i la'acu'i ba lo nu do mikce  fi lo kenra kei do snuti finti lo mutce
>> vidru noi catra pa gigdo be lo prenu .i semu'inai bo do bilga lo nu
>> cuxna tu'a do du'o lo brojda
>>      --gejyspa
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > oh wow.  {nurxru} would have been an amazingly useful word when I was
>> > putting together earlier emails.  That's a handy one.  Also, thanks
>> > gejyspa,
>> > not sure why I was thinking sev.
>> > ta'onai mi na casnu tu'a lo se curmi .i mi casnu tu'a lo se virnu
>> > .i mi jinvi lo du'u lo nu da seznurxru ki'unai lo nu de mrobi'o keikei
>> > cu
>> > virnu va'o lo nu lo nu seznurxru kei cu rinka tu'a lo zmadu xamgu
>> > .isa'u da'i mi bazi facki lo micyske be fi la .cancer. .i mi tolvirnu lo
>> > nu
>> > da'i nurxru lo drata mu'inai lo nu mi morsi .iki'ubo so'i prenu cu
>> > mrobi'o
>> > ki'u lo nu mi morsi je nurxru lo drata
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Michael Turniansky
>> > <mturniansky@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> ka'u ro remna  cu se  vamji lo cimni zi'o lo nu jmive .i seni'ibo va'o
>> >> da'i lo nu do bilga lo nu cuxna pa da lo nu do jmive kei ce lo nu lo
>> >> drata cu jmive keikei do bilga lo cuxna tu'a do .i lo nu de catra di
>> >> seva'u de cu se tolcru .iku'i lo nu de na'e nurxru di tezu'e lo nu de
>> >> jmive kei kei cu se curmi
>> >>
>> >> (BTW, Luke, you're using "sev-" where I think you mean "sez/se'i")
>> >>        --gejyspa
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 2:00 PM, John E. Clifford
>> >> <kali9putra@yahoo.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Not to mention the whole question of whether the greatest good
>> >> > --whatever
>> >> > that means -- is an appropriate basis for ethical decisions.
>> >> >
>> >> > Sent from my iPad
>> >> > On Jan 21, 2011, at 10:26, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > .i'ecai
>> >> > .iku'i so'i prenu cu krici lo du'u broda mintu lo selvirnu .i broda
>> >> > cei
>> >> > ko'a
>> >> > zukte fi lo nu jmive ja gleki ja xamgu lo drata kei ki'unai lo nu
>> >> > zukte
>> >> > cu
>> >> > xlali ko'a
>> >> > mi nelci lo selsku be do doi stevo
>> >> > .i na virnu ro lo nu toldjuno zukte
>> >> > Of course, that flies in the face of the classic act of heroism where
>> >> > a
>> >> > guy
>> >> > throws himself in front of a bus in order to shove a complete
>> >> > stranger
>> >> > out
>> >> > of the way.  But, as per my earlier argument, it is kind of naive to
>> >> > assume
>> >> > that you're life is worth less than that of a complete stranger.  In
>> >> > case my
>> >> > lojban is, again, too funky for clear understanding:  many people
>> >> > believe
>> >> > that selflessness is synonymous with virtue.
>> >> > In reality, it is sometimes the case that "the greatest good" happens
>> >> > to
>> >> > coincide with a good outcome for "you".  To assume that that never
>> >> > happens
>> >> > is naive.
>> >> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:16 AM, MorphemeAddict <lytlesw@gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Nothing done blindly is virtuous.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> stevo
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> .u'u .i sa'u .i broda cei ko'a sevmrori'a va'ojemu'i lo nu lo nu
>> >> >>> nei
>> >> >>> kei
>> >> >>> cu rinka lo nu lo drata cu jmive .i brode cei ko'a na'e pensi gi'e
>> >> >>> romoi
>> >> >>> broda va'o lo nu cumki .i brodi cei ko'a pensi .ijebo va'o lo nu lo
>> >> >>> drata cu
>> >> >>> zmadu ko'a lo ka vajni lo remna keikei ko'a broda lo drata .iku'ibo
>> >> >>> va'o lo
>> >> >>> nu ko'a zmadu lo drata kei ko'a na broda .i zmadu fi lo ka virdu
>> >> >>> kei
>> >> >>> fi'a
>> >> >>> brode fi'a brodi
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> .u'ucai
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I think this is one of those times where my lojban is just not up
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> task of expressing such a complex concept.  In english then:  is it
>> >> >>> more
>> >> >>> virtuous to blindly sacrifice onesself in order to save another, or
>> >> >>> is
>> >> >>> it
>> >> >>> more virtuous to consider probabalistically which life is more
>> >> >>> important to
>> >> >>> hummanity and act accordingly?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> i.e. if bob is on the brink of a breakthrough cure for cancer,
>> >> >>> should
>> >> >>> he
>> >> >>> be considered virtuous for sacrificing his life to save a homeless
>> >> >>> guy
>> >> >>> on
>> >> >>> the street?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Jan 20, 2011 5:16 PM, "Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>
>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>>
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