From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Aug 28 2003 - 02:57:01 MDT
On Wednesday 27 August 2003 17:16, Robbie Lindauer wrote:
> > ### 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.
>
You build a false dichotomy as I already pointed out. People who have no
intention of dying can and do act with considerable bravery and dedication
none the less. They are also likely to act a great deal more rationally when
their goal system is not mucked up with some wild notions of bravely dying
being nearly the most noble thing.
> If you'd like a world in which people come together to jointly improve
> their world, promote bravery and goodness.
>
We can promote "goodness" with great dedication without glorifying dying as
being "brave".
- samantha
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