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The thought experiments were pretty unnecessary and illogical - their premise was flawed, namely that US intentions are noble, something Chomsky has spent a lif
by Synaesthesia 10y ago
The thought experiments were pretty unnecessary and illogical - their premise was flawed, namely that US intentions are noble, something Chomsky has spent a lifetime refuting.
- icebraining 10y agoI see that as Harris trying to get Chomsky to acknowledge that intentions can matter in moral judgment, using an extreme hypothetical example to force his hand. Of course, this is unnecessary because it's arguing against a straw-man of Chomsky's position.