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

To: Lane3 who wrote (75158)	9/19/2003 10:08:06 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

In this case, though, since Mojo is an artificlal person, we can't change his beliefs. As to the rest of your point, I agree that it is sometimes important to understand motivation (not always), but that doesn't mean that society has to bend or break its standard rules to allow the belief. This is what Mojo wants -- he wants an exception from societal rules because he's motivated by a belief that is contrary to what society has agreed is acceptable. No belief or motivation makes it acceptable for a person, for example, to set a street bum on fire. Does it? The belief may persuade us that the perpetrator is mentally deranged and should be hospitalized rather than imprisoned, but we still don't accept that it is an okay thing to do no matter what their belief or motivation.