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Three problems with this: First, Harris has a degree in philosophy, so he has had your "Ethics class"; Second, you sound exactly like those religious nutjobs
by billswift 17y ago
Three problems with this:
First, Harris has a degree in philosophy, so he has had your "Ethics class";
Second, you sound exactly like those religious nutjobs that attacked Dawkins for "The God Delusion" because he didn't know theology.
Third, "Statistically that child has a 90% chance of turning into someone who does great harm to human beings." is almost certainly a bogus claim reasoning from that we know most psychos started by tormenting animals to the unjustified claim that most who torment animals go on to harm humans. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name on the fallacy right now.
- foldr 17y agoWith these examples, you really have to learn to use your imagination and exercise some charity in interpretation. If you personally find the details implausible, it's not difficult to tweak them a bit until they're to your liking. It doesn't contribute anything to the discussion to pick apart incidental details of his example instead of addressing his point.