eating my own words so soonK.Lo has it on good word that the BBC is full of idiots. The latest proof? A piece by Dr. Julian Baggini examining the ethics of placing a bounty on Saddam's head. Dr. Baggini highlights five areas of concern which every Iraqi citizen must consider before blowing the whistle on Saddam's whereabouts, including the ever important question "Does Saddam deserve to be captured and punished?" Normally this kind of philosophical brain-game wouldn't bother me in the least, but Dr. Baggini's analysis is so muddled in anti- wishful thinking that his whole ethical argument goes straight to hell. Of the five ethical concerns posed there can really only be serious debate on one, the issue of potential harm to your family versus the good done by earning the $25 million reward. That Dr. Baggini is anything but certain that Saddam being captured by the United States would be an entirely good thing says a lot about his own moral compass. |
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