Re:I worked on the US drone program. The public should know ...
by yeukhon on Sunday December 29, 2013 @11:50AM
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> de-Godwin
If we never take hard problem to a philosophical discussion, what can come out from the discussion?
> We do not live in a world where War is necessary. We live in a world where War is created, for some purpose.
And why is war or violence created? Because we have desire, we as thinking things have thoughts and emotions. We become jealous and angry. We become depressed and sad. We harm others for these reasons.
> We don't need another B1 bomber. We do need schools where our children can learn to respect and love each other.
And we have schools. And we teach them to respect. The world you are describing does not exist. As long as there is freedom for someone to think, there is violence. Violence can be physical or verbal. You can kill someone by saying something very harsh and this person may go depressed for the rest of his life and ends up in a messy, unproductive life.
I will respect you being a pacifist, but I urge you to think about other ethics theories as well.
If we never take hard problem to a philosophical discussion, what can come out from the discussion?
> We do not live in a world where War is necessary. We live in a world where War is created, for some purpose.
And why is war or violence created? Because we have desire, we as thinking things have thoughts and emotions. We become jealous and angry. We become depressed and sad. We harm others for these reasons.
> We don't need another B1 bomber. We do need schools where our children can learn to respect and love each other.
And we have schools. And we teach them to respect. The world you are describing does not exist. As long as there is freedom for someone to think, there is violence. Violence can be physical or verbal. You can kill someone by saying something very harsh and this person may go depressed for the rest of his life and ends up in a messy, unproductive life.
I will respect you being a pacifist, but I urge you to think about other ethics theories as well.