careful you don't want a stampede up your way... On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Medic <hofme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I got lots. You can swing by here if you need a nug. > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> I don't have any weed so you're on your own. >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Justin Scott >> > <jscott-li...@gravityfree.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> You could choose to skip the thread if you don't like it. >> >> >> >> Far from it, I find the discussion interesting but I do wish people >> would >> >> stick to arguing the merits of their position rather than resorting to >> >> personal attacks. I was just having some fun with Godwin's Law in this >> >> case. >> > >> > As an interesting aside, at what point (if any) do a preponderance of >> > a persons positions (I love alliteration) go over the tipping point >> > where those positions are essentially the person? >> > >> > As an example (h/t to Godwin), Adolph Hitler was a person. In general, >> > I'd say that most people you would talk to would say that Hitler was >> > an evil person. They wouldn't make distinctions about his policies and >> > beliefs. I'm sure that there are several things you might agree with >> > Hitler on. I bet he liked puppies, for instance. The value of a good >> > strudel and a pint of lager. Probably wasn't fond of getting kicked in >> > the balls when he wasn't expecting it. I'm sure that there are all >> > sorts of commonalities we could find where, objectively speaking, >> > you'd agree with Hitler. >> > >> > So, given the commonalities that you can probably find with any human >> > alive, is it ever justified to make a judgement about "the person" >> > versus making a judgement about each and every >> > position/belief/behavior? >> > >> > I'd say, yeah, I feel like there is a point. I think that being fair >> > has its useful limits (as does relativism) and at some point it is >> > reasonable to say "this person is a fucked up idiot" as opposed to >> > saying, "well, I'm sure they are a person with their own beliefs and I >> > just happen to disagree with A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H...". I'm not sure that >> > there is a reliable and defensible way of finding that point though or >> > at least I haven't been able to come up with a justifiable criteria >> > yet. I'm curious what other people think. >> >> >> > >
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