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How are they not mutually exclusive? This is a profoundly fundamental idea about human freedom. You cannot both grant people the freedom to act — even if that
by teakettle42 5y ago
How are they not mutually exclusive? This is a profoundly fundamental idea about human freedom.
You cannot both grant people the freedom to act — even if that means they might use that freedom to harm others — and simultaneously, ensure that nobody can come to harm.
- consumer451 5y agoThe problem with this to me is that it makes "freedom to harm others" sound like something that should be valued. Also, the exact definition of "safe" would help in analyzing the original statement.