(urth) What's So Great About Ushas?

[brunians at brunians.org]

Some people maybe take this stuff a little too seriously....



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> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 1:14 AM, David Duffy <David.Duffy at qimr.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
>> Sure, but the point is that he does make the decision which according to
>> his foreknowledge is the only long term solution. Again the point is
>> that
>> his vision of the outcomes is certain, and so his behaviour "right".
>
>
> By no means!  Only if you're a consequentialist (utilitarian, for example)
> do ends justify means.  And if you are, you've got more problems than it's
> worth.
>
> Is it truly hard to fathom that though evil can be used to bring about
> good,
> it does not itself become good because of it?
>
> Incidentally, many on the other side of this argument have at one point
> insisted that Hierogrammate foresight is perfect.  Please see Roy C.
> Lackey's post a few days ago for proof that it isn't, and then stop saying
> it.  It only clouds the issue.
>
> David Duffy,
>>
>
> Paul
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