Re: How do you calm down the hot-heads?

From: Randall Randall (randall@randallsquared.com)
Date: Wed Sep 10 2003 - 12:21:26 MDT

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    On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 01:31 PM, Robbie Lindauer wrote:

    >>> Example: if I fail to deliver a piece of equipment to you on monday
    >>> because some troglodytes were cutting off the road and I didn't feel
    >>> like running the gauntlet, then according to your moral system I
    >>> should be blamed because obliged due to contract?
    >>
    >> ### Of course.
    >
    > then your moral system has no basis. My life is more valuable than
    > the fulfillment of your contracts.

    As far as I can see, he's just leaving it up to you
    to make that call, instead of trying to decide for
    you. If you believe that the penalties built into
    the contract are too low to risk your life for, then
    you're certainly right to pay the penalties rather
    than risk your life.

    The great thing about markets is that they allow *you*
    to make these decisions about what's worth more to
    you, rather than having "society" make decisions about
    where to draw the line of responsibility.

    -- 
    Randall Randall <randall@randallsquared.com>
    "When you advocate any government action, you must first
    believe that violence is the best answer to the question
    at hand." -- Allen Thornton
    


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