From: Eric Watt Forste (arkuat@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Aug 08 1997 - 12:39:10 MDT
den Otter writes:
> Reason overrides free choice. Most people are a bit like dumb kids
> with a lot of maturing to do. Restricting their freedom in order
> to keep them from harm is imo morally perfectly acceptable. They
> will thank you later for it, and if not, they can still kill
> themselves later...
Oh, I dunno. If I was in the subordinate position in this
scenario, I would be *much* more interested in killing my
tormentor than in killing myself.
You're sounding awfully smug up there on top of your imaginary
throne, Mr. Otter.
-- Eric Watt Forste ++ arkuat@pobox.com ++ expectation foils perception -pcd
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