Institutional Evil may be more evil than the random kind, actually. But I'm no mathematician! (unless you count all the crazy math we all do subconsciously, like catching a ball, or whatnot... ;)
IANAM! Heh... On 10/13/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > why do you have to be validated as less evil than someone else? Both are > evil. Of course. > > >Now whether or not the US should extend constitutional freedoms, > >rights and requirements to people that have been detained during a > >military action in which they were firing upon our soldiers or > >plotting to kill our civillians is another discussion entirely. If > >you want to work the "evil" concept back into this, let me give you > >two scenarios: > >1. A "militia man" is captured by the enemy and is sent to a dention > >center. In this detention center he is allowed to continue practicing > >his religion, fed and clothed better than he has ever been in his life > >and occasionally subjected to interrogations that cannot interfere > >with his prayers or meals. > >2. A relief worker is kidnapped in the middle of the night, shoved in > >a closet and attempts are made to convert him to another religion. He > >refuses and after three days is beheaded. His body is dragged through > >the streets of the town that he was sent to provide aid for, ending up > >being hung and burned. > > > >Which of those two is more evil? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217474 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
