The intent is to offer a way of thinking about the world that allows us to do more good, while not being discouraged by the reality that life isn't always easy. Life does suck sometimes, but it's easier to make things better when you accept that nothing you do is going to last forever. This philosophy has helped me a whole lot.
And yes, I would have said the same thing if it was a car that was taken. I'd rather have a thief do something good for the world, say, to use a stolen car to drive sick kids to a hospital, than to just keep it for themselves or destroy it. Theft is a bad solution in general, but sometimes it's the lesser of two evils, and some good can come out of it.
Out of curiosity, what's your approach to the Heinz moral dilemma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_dilemma)?
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Date: 2009-07-12 03:38 pm (UTC)And yes, I would have said the same thing if it was a car that was taken. I'd rather have a thief do something good for the world, say, to use a stolen car to drive sick kids to a hospital, than to just keep it for themselves or destroy it. Theft is a bad solution in general, but sometimes it's the lesser of two evils, and some good can come out of it.
Out of curiosity, what's your approach to the Heinz moral dilemma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_dilemma)?