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Isn't there a pretty vast gulf between something that's unavoidable and something that should be actively encouraged? Without making any further analogies to l
by throwawaymath 8y ago
Isn't there a pretty vast gulf between something that's unavoidable and something that should be actively encouraged?
Without making any further analogies to litigate, isn't it pretty straightward that we shouldn't encourage a thing just because it frequently happens?
Responding to your edit...I'm not really following anymore. Taxes are necessary and mundane. Warfare is mundane, but it's not obvious to me that it's necessary. Therefore why not get all the individual benefits of military service without joining the military?
- rayiner 8y agoMandatory military service doesn’t encourage more war, which is the bad thing you want to discourage. It encourages broad participation in preparing for and participating in war when it happens.
- dctoedt 8y ago> Warfare is mundane, but it's not obvious to me that it's necessary. Warfare's not strictly necessary, but your adversary gets a vote as to whether it's desirable.