Monday, March 14, 2005

"My Sister" litmus test...
From http://highclearing.com/

"Ethical arguments of the form “We should torture [other people] if . . . ” will be rejected out of hand. Ethical arguments of the form “I should be tortured if . . . ” may be entertained. Or, maybe better, “My sister should be tortured if . . . ” That is all."
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