(December 1, 2015 at 7:39 pm)RaphielDrake Wrote: Sometimes you have to wonder how much of a logical fallacy "might makes right" is.
Say what you will about the morality, it gets results.
"Oh whats that? That little philosopher over there has a counter-point? Oh no! A UAV just came out of nowhere and blasted him in two! I guess he forfeits the debate."
Imagine you and I are having a disagreement about, say, the doctrine of cuius regio, eius religio as presented in the Treaty of Westphalia. Rather than concede any of your points, I lose my temper and beat you to a bloody pulp.
Does this make me 'right'?
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
