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> I always thought that putting the blame on actual agents instead of stuff is the direct opposite of being evasive. Well I meant evasive argument as in statem
by ktta 10y ago
> I always thought that putting the blame on actual agents instead of stuff is the direct opposite of being evasive.
Well I meant evasive argument as in statements which directly avoid the question. Because the thing is, we don't live in a perfect world. So putting the blame on agents doesn't solve the problem. That's why I brought up that sometimes things have to be taken away from people. The question is when and how.
> The bad act done with the weapon was giving it to a child
I didn't say the adult gave the weapon. I just said the adult left it within the reach of the child. One is direct, the other is indirect. I wouldn't even say indirect, but lets go with it.
> I'd point at the attacker
It gets blurry deciding who the attacker is, depending on whose side you are on. Things aren't always so clear.
- fwn 10y agoIn a perfect world, government would be good, capable not oppressive and there would be zero reason for anyone not to trust them with private data - but government would not want it, since they would not be immoderate and power hungry but perfect. But we both believe that the world is not perfect. This is why we need to talk about moral responsibility in the first place. Blurry definitions might only make us even more humble while proposing new, disruptive power centralizations like an encryption ban.