From: Andrew L Clough (aclough@mit.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 13 2003 - 09:13:35 MDT
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Samantha Atkins wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 August 2003 21:01, Andrew Clough wrote:
> > It seems that synthetic diamonds are progressing quite nicely.
> >
> > http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set
> >=
> >
> >
> > Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity..
>
> Hmmm. Sometimes I think all too much real malice if forgiven by assuming
> stupdity.
>
> - s
>
That may be, but how much more malice is generated through honest
mistakes? Its natural to think that if someone does something that harms
us that harm must have been their intent (and I'm sure Eliezer can give a
better description than me as to why), but in the complex world we live in
its hard to judge the impact of our actions on everyone they effect, even
if we do try. When someone stupidly argues for/against the war with Iraq,
or immigration your opponent is probably not out to destroy America, and
it pays to remember this.
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