Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (56244)	8/31/2002 10:22:30 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I don't think about the past that way things happen and other things happen Justification is a moral overlay I don't see a reason why the past has to be justified, especially not the distant past. And it is usually impossible to know whether or not the means were necessary for the ends- unless you accept that since they happened that way, they were necessary. It is probably important to be able to justify future actions to ourselves, in order to stay on track with whatever our morality happens to be. But I don't see the point with the past. Unless you look at the very recent past, with an eye to improving future conduct.