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