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In reply to the discussion: My property is never worth more than a person's life. [View all]Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)I did nothing of the sort, and I resent the implication that I would argue in the dishonest manner that you describe. I thus have minimal expectations that continuing this conversation will be anything other than a waste of time, but what the hell? I've got a few minutes before the Gold Cup Finals.
What I actually did was lay out assumptions that honestly reflect those preconditions to the action described that reflect my views on both relativism in the matter of value of life and determinism. I consider the former (relativism) to be valid and the latter (determinism) to be largely invalid. Moreover, if one is going to excuse violent assault on the basis of determinism, one must also acknowledge that the person responding to said assault is similarly constrained. The removal of ethical responsibility via the (rather too-convenient) argument of a deterministic universe works both ways.