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Regarding (2) NEVER PREVENT A PERSON FROM KNOWING. I you remain silent, you prevent the child from knowing the danger. Shout: "Don't touch it". Ethics and common sense align very well. Regarding (4) NEVER PREVENT A PERSON FROM MAKING A THING KNOWN. In the presence of insanity ethics rules maybe get compromised. They neverthleless are valid. Take the old rule "Don't do to others what you don't want them do to you". If I rob you, you know that I don't want you to run after me. Still you run after me and this is ethically correct. Killing early Hitler? It is an overt and it isn't at the same time. Ethics and insanity don't align well. If you say NEVER PREVENT A ((SANE)) ((HONEST etc.)) PERSON then you can follow the rules 100%. Just my thoughts Roberto Von: Leo Faulhaber [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. Februar 2014 12:48 An: [email protected] Betreff: [TROM1] TROM Ethics (Leo Faulhaber) Hi everyone TROM Ethics consists of the following 4 rules: 1) NEVER FORCE A PERSON TO KNOW A THING AGAINST THEIR CHOICE. 2) NEVER PREVENT A PERSON FROM KNOWING. 3) NEVER FORCE A PERSON TO MAKE A THING KNOWN. 4) NEVER PREVENT A PERSON FROM MAKING A THING KNOWN. I have no problem with rule 1) and 3). But I do have some reservations with rule 2) and 4). 2) NEVER PREVENT A PERSON FROM KNOWING. Example: A child wants to touch a hot surface and there is some danger that it could burn itself. Shouldn't it be prevented from doing so? Wouldn't that be best for its survival? 4) NEVER PREVENT A PERSON FROM MAKING A THING KNOWN. Example: Someone promotes the idea that members of a specific ethnic group should be killed. Shouldn't he be prevented from doing so? Wouldn't that be for the survival of that specific ethnic group? Please let me know your opinions. Leo Faulhaber
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