FWIW, if the chips were down and lives are genuinely (not politically) believed to be at stake, yeah I'd consider torture! All I have to do is imagine one of my family's lives at risk combined with the firm belief that the person not telling knows where they are and it's no contest. If I feel that way I'd be a hypocrite to say other are wrong.
I also believe that "rights" are something, in a "civilised" society, you get granted by default but buy into over time ... if you do not treat people with a view to their rights you CANNOT expect them to treat you with that same consideration. I believe in responsibilities not rights i.e. that rights are a result of people observing their responsibilities, that rights are granted and not innate.
Oh yeah .,.. and I'm a moral relativist.
Kyu
I also believe that "rights" are something, in a "civilised" society, you get granted by default but buy into over time ... if you do not treat people with a view to their rights you CANNOT expect them to treat you with that same consideration. I believe in responsibilities not rights i.e. that rights are a result of people observing their responsibilities, that rights are granted and not innate.
Oh yeah .,.. and I'm a moral relativist.
Kyu
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