From: Robbie Lindauer (robblin@thetip.org)
Date: Wed Aug 27 2003 - 18:16:30 MDT
>> If you think it's sophistry, try to rewrite human morality without
>> bravery and say genuinely to yourself that you want to want THAT.
> ### I'd perfectly satisfied with a world without a single brave
> person, if
> bravery means willing to die for a cause. Hot-heads are a nuisance.
> Competent performance of contracts is all I would ask for.
Then you have a world full of cowards.
I hope you can see why this is unrealistic. In a world full of
cowards, evil brave people take advantage.
Only the honorable, genuinely brave people provide a reasonable defense
against the evil brave.
To see why it's important, remember the American "Give me Liberty or
Give me death".
If you'd like a world in which 90% of the people are imprisoned and
enslaved by 10%, then encourage people to be cowards.
If you'd like a world in which people come together to jointly improve
their world, promote bravery and goodness.
Best,
Robbie Lindauer
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