From: Dickey, Michael F (michael_f_dickey@groton.pfizer.com)
Date: Wed Feb 12 2003 - 09:26:10 MST
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From: Rafal Smigrodzki [mailto:rms2g@virginia.edu]
Kai wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 9. Februar 2003 18:41 schrieb Rafal Smigrodzki:
>> ### Ah, exactly, *somebody* must save my life against my will.
>
> ... or save other lifes from your influence. Or would freedom also
> include allowing to drive under influence of alcohol or other drugs?
>
> Kai
>
> P.S. There are more colors between black and white. Most of them are
> not even grey.
"I don't quite see the relevance of your statement about the color spectrum
here."
I think Kai is saying that by driving, you are polluting, polluting which
can kill people. By driving under the influence, you an also kill people.
That appears to be the correlation you are drawing. Of course, one could
draw that argument to the logical extreme and say that by existing you are
killing people (demanding resources that pollute the environment, etc.) One
must draw a line of reasonability somewhere, Kai appears to draw a more
conservative one on this point at least.
This is the same guy, however, who thinks the possibility of a nuclear
reactor killing millions is worse than the 3 million people who die every
year from the pollutants from the combustion of fossil fuels. I can only
surmise that he feels lots of death spread out geographically and over time
is less bad then lots of death confined geographically and by time.
Michael
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