Looking at Khem’s reply, I think I probably should have gone for the jugular and pointed out how many of the larger scale problems of the world are perfect counterexamples to the “ought implies can” idea.
AIDS in Africa is going out of control, police brutality in America is based on so many complicated issues that it’s likely virtually impossible to solve, and any attempts at keeping global warming at bay hang like a Sword of Damocles with the world’s plutocrats, knives in hand, cutting at the thread.
These are even clearer examples of an ought that can’t than a runner going up against Usain Bolt. They can’t be bypassed by just deciding to not go up against someone who holds 19 world records. These are serious issues happening right now, particularly the last one, that we ought to take care of, and it’s not likely they can be solved.
AIDS in Africa is going out of control, police brutality in America is based on so many complicated issues that it’s likely virtually impossible to solve, and any attempts at keeping global warming at bay hang like a Sword of Damocles with the world’s plutocrats, knives in hand, cutting at the thread.
These are even clearer examples of an ought that can’t than a runner going up against Usain Bolt. They can’t be bypassed by just deciding to not go up against someone who holds 19 world records. These are serious issues happening right now, particularly the last one, that we ought to take care of, and it’s not likely they can be solved.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
