Many highly gifted people are flawed (well aren’t we all?). We do need to balance their contributions against their faults.
Consumer choice is an excellent method of ‘voting’ to encourage productive behavior and discouraging harmful behavior. I am turned off from buying a Tesla due to the way he treats his employees. -Steve > On Dec 18, 2022, at 2:35 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >>> Yes, hate for Musk seems to dominate. Here and elsewhere. Despite his >>> obvious skills and MANY successes... > >> My wife is one of those who refuse to consider a Tesla vehicle based >> upon his (miss) behavior... > > I think this is an example of the logical fallacies that permeate our society > today. Carl Sagan neatly summarized such fallacies in his book "The Demon > Haunted World" > <https://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/fomps/carl_sagans_list_of_logical_fallacies/> > > Basically, it's an "Ad hominem" (to the man) argument (attacking the man, > rather than what he has produced). Musk may be a jerk; but he still deserves > credit for accomplished great things. > > If we disregarded the accomplishments of every flawed individual, we'd have > ignored the work of Thomas Jefferson (slave owner), Henry Ford (anti-semite > and Nazi sympathizer), Steve Jobs (arrogant bully), etc. > > Lee Hart > > -- > "Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you'll be a mile > away and have his shoes." > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
