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[Serious] The Great American Think Off

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[Serious] The Great American Think Off
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The Great American Think Off
June 5, 2021 at 11:47 am
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RE: The Great American Think Off
June 5, 2021 at 12:30 pm (This post was last modified: June 5, 2021 at 12:30 pm by Belacqua.)
(June 5, 2021 at 11:47 am)Angrboda Wrote:
Quote:Which is more important: to win, or to play by the rules?

Anyone want to take a stab at it?

In an essay, first you'd have to define "to win." Then you'd have to decide which rules, since there may be ethical rules which are different from society's laws. 

Probably the winning essay would say that with the correct set of rules, following those rules properly would be the same as winning.
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RE: The Great American Think Off
June 5, 2021 at 8:34 pm
I haven't read it, but I agree with Adam Bright.
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June 5, 2021 at 8:41 pm
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June 5, 2021 at 8:49 pm
Humans are inherently Amoral . It's our actions and their effects that make us good or evil.
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