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Subject:	Re: First entry in "predict the responses!"
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 22 May 2002 20:45:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes: > > And if they did, for the love of God, tell me to what end? Anyone who would > > do such a thing *is* irrational! > > You mean like dropping bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima? No, there was a rational reason for dropping those-- to end the war, and prevent even *more* widespread killing. And it worked. That is not to say that that call was a no-brainer. It was an agonizing decision to make, and truthfully, the morality of it will always be debated. But not its rationality. -John

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		The Eternal Nuke Debate? (was: Re: First entry in "predict the responses!")
(...) This is the accepted wisdom, and no doubt that was a big part of the justification. But I don't think it was the only reason. (...) An interesting sidebar: Another point that's often been brought up is the less morally but far more (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: First entry in "predict the responses!"
(...) You mean like dropping bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima? No argument. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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