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I find (6.) somewhat anthropocentric in that it assumes nuclear weapons are the nec plus ultra of destructive power. You might as well have said in 1917 that we
by lainga 7y ago
I find (6.) somewhat anthropocentric in that it assumes nuclear weapons are the nec plus ultra of destructive power. You might as well have said in 1917 that we were incommunicado for inventing chlorine gas, or shotguns (whose use the Germans did object to as a war crime!)
- yborg 7y agoThey aren't. We almost have the capability to do much worse ourselves already. If you want big-bang type weapons, you can modify an asteroid orbit to drop a K-T event on the planet. It's not very target-able, but if you want to try and wipe out civilization, it would be pretty effective.
- 8bitsrule 7y agoIt's the ethics. I wouldn't 'hang out' with anyone who would shoot an unarmed civilian in the back. It's not about the gun. In case you haven't seen the movie, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still', I'm referring to the speech at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASsNtti1XZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASsNtti1XZs