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Re: Thinking Out Loud...
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Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:00:42 GMT
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I see you've chosen to try to worm out rather than admit your error. I
expected better from you, Ross.
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> A man is walking along the footpath, and sees a child run out into the road,
> chasing a ball. He also sees a car coming, but the child doesn't seem to. He
> decides in that moment to take action, and runs out into the road, pushing the
> child clear of the car. As a result, the little girl sustains many cuts,
> scratches and bruises, and a bad hit on the head. His head connects with the
> car, and he's killed instantly. The driver of the car subsequently loses
> control, slamming into a tree, and later dies also.
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> Now, the man's action is decidely violent,
No.
And if you seriously want to make the argument that he was violent, your
understanding of violence is flawed. Seriously.
Hence the example, too, is flawed.
> having directly caused injury to the
> girl, his own death, and possibly contributing to the death of the driver. Was
> he a violent man?
Not based on this evidence. This is a pretty irrelevant example, really.
> > Some people on that
> > flight apparently weren't pacifists.
> *That* is a much more agreeable statement than the one I disagreed with
> earlier.
I wasn't referring to the hijackers. It's essentially the same thing I said
before.
++Lar
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| (...) the (...) So it seems our disagreement here is based on different views of violence. From www.dictionary.com (admittedly not a definitive source): vi·o·lent adj. 1. Marked by, acting with, or resulting from great force: a violent attack. 2. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) However I think being a passenger on a hijacked airliner, with reports that at least one other similar airliner may have just flown straight into a not-so-very-far-away building, is *not* a typical situation. Consider: A man is walking along (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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