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Re: Ticket but not speeding

Author: OldPoleBurner

Date: 06-04-2010 - 21:28

> Situational morality---the ends justify the means.

Uh Huh! - - -

Last time I checked my thesaurus, "situational Morality" was just the same old "Immorality" all gussied up nice and pretty - but it helps us pretend - I suppose.

As to "the end justifies the means", I could almost buy that one. However, only if all the possible "ends" are justified, can any "means" be thereby justified.

Since one possible "end", the fatal consequences if you got to the bottom of that offramp just as someone emerged from the blind corner, is defininately NOT justifiable, then neither is the means used to accomplish it. PERIOD

All the possible "ends" must be properly accounted for - not just the ones you were focused on.

This is an otherwise fun thread, as we confess our previous stupidities (we've all done them). But I would hope there is at least an impression left of humility at our own foibles - not justification.

OPB

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Speeding Tickets	almo	05-31-2010 - 22:43
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Re: Speeding Tickets	jdb	06-02-2010 - 07:18
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Re: Ticket but not speeding	Drew Jacksich	06-03-2010 - 12:55
Re: Ticket but not speeding	OldPoleBurner	06-04-2010 - 21:28
To Mr. Joe Cool	jdb	06-05-2010 - 07:54
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OldPoleBurner Wrote:
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> > Situational morality---the ends justify the
> means.
> 
> Uh Huh! - - - 
> 
> Last time I checked my thesaurus, "situational
> Morality" was just the same old "Immorality" all
> gussied up nice and pretty - but it  helps us
> pretend - I suppose.
> 
> 
> As to "the end justifies the means", I could
> almost buy that one.  However, only if all the
> possible "ends" are justified, can any "means" be
> thereby justified. 
> 
> Since one possible "end", the fatal consequences
> if you got to the bottom of that offramp just as
> someone emerged from the blind corner,  is
> defininately NOT justifiable,  then neither is the
> means used to accomplish it. PERIOD
> 
> 
> All the possible "ends" must be properly accounted
> for - not just the ones you were focused on.
> 
> This is an otherwise fun thread, as we confess our
> previous stupidities (we've all done them).  But I
> would hope there is at least an impression left of
> humility at our own foibles - not justification.
> 
> OPB

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