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RE: All Aboard The Utopianwagon

in #utopia7 years ago

You have made a really reasonable argument based on your perspective, and that's fine. But I think I have an issue with the All or nothing attitude towards risk of ZAP. The ZAP clearly implies that it’s wrong for me to shoot you in the head. But, for example, what if I merely run the risk of shooting you by putting one bullet in a six-shot revolver, spinning the cylinder, aiming it at your head, and squeezing the trigger? What if it is not one bullet but five? Of course, almost everything we do imposes some risk of harm on innocent persons. We run this risk when we drive on the highway (what if we suffer a heart attack, or become distracted), or when we fly airplanes over populated areas. Most of us think that some of these risks are justifiable, while others are not, and that the difference between them has something to do with the size and likelihood of the risked harm, the importance of the risky activity, and the availability and cost of less risky activities. But considerations like this carry zero weight in the ZAP’s absolute prohibition on aggression. That principle seems compatible with only two possible rules: either all risks are permissible (because they are not really aggression until they actually result in a harm), or none are (because they are). And neither of these seems sensible.
I really hope this helps us get more understanding.

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if you point a gun at me that's a credible threat.
I'm justified, in accordance with ZAP, in responding appropriately.

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