tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post112657200044995285..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Rush Limbaugh on Cheering DisasterAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1127075774031802412005-09-18T14:36:00.000-06:002005-09-18T14:36:00.000-06:00"Limbaugh, if I am interpreting correctly, was not..."Limbaugh, if I am interpreting correctly, was not saying that the Left is cheering because they wanted to say "I told you so" to victims. For the analogy to work, it seems that would have to be the case."<BR/><BR/>On second thought, I think it entirely reasonable that Limbaugh would accuse the Left of doing that. I correct myself.<BR/><BR/>In his view, the Left is looking for any reason to blame Bush and Republicans, and to tell the rest of the U.S. that "I told you so about them."<BR/><BR/>Brian<BR/><BR/>P.S. I wanted to capitalize the B in Brian63 where it says "brian63 said...," but it automatically renders it lower-case. Can that be adjusted, so we can use some caps? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1127075224538597042005-09-18T14:27:00.000-06:002005-09-18T14:27:00.000-06:00"When the son looks up at his mother and answers, ..."When the son looks up at his mother and answers, "This is probably the happiest day of your life, isn’t it? You just could not wait for the day when you could come in here and say, ‘I told you so.’” <BR/><BR/>I do think this analogy is mistaken. Limbaugh, if I am interpreting correctly, was not saying that the Left is cheering because they wanted to say "I told you so" to victims. For the analogy to work, it seems that would have to be the case. <BR/><BR/>It is more of a statement that (he thinks) liberal leaders and Democratic strategists are going to use this disaster for political gain. Democrat candidates will refer to the slow response in future political campaigns, the liberal media will pound on Bush for mismanagement, etc. It has nothing to do with anybody saying "I told you so."<BR/><BR/>*Note: I disagree completely with much of what Limbaugh says, and he is one of the main reasons why I vote Democrat. My defense of him in this case is not a defense of him in general.<BR/><BR/>BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1126869600203197672005-09-16T05:20:00.000-06:002005-09-16T05:20:00.000-06:00notrab yecats:I agree completely. Things are more ...notrab yecats:<BR/><BR/>I agree completely. Things are more complicated than can easily be described in a few lines in a blog.<BR/><BR/>People can be forgiven for innocent mistakes. A soldier in a battle sees a civilian with a stick that he thinks is a gun may shot and kill the civilian. This is an unfortunate accident, not murder.<BR/><BR/>Or...I have used this example earlier...a terrorist has hooked up an atomic bomb inside a vending machine. You are a cop in a noisy room and a kid, standing at the vending machine, could not possibly hear you. Do you shoot the kid?<BR/><BR/>I would argue that it is not wrong to do so.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to the obligation to have true beliefs, the issue is whether accused has the time to question those first impressions and, if they had time, if they made a good-faith effort.<BR/><BR/>Rush Limbaugh had the time, but lacked the good-faith effort.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1126859779333982512005-09-16T02:36:00.000-06:002005-09-16T02:36:00.000-06:00"It does not matter what you think. It matters wha..."It does not matter what you think. It matters what you did"<BR/><BR/>But what you do is based upon what you believe. How can one help but act upon what they believe to be true? To what degree can one be held responsible for holding false beliefs? Surely everyone holds some false beliefs.<BR/><BR/>It is easier to conclude that the results of an action taken by someone are either good or bad than to judge whether the person who acted is good or bad. <BR/><BR/>Killing an innocent person is a bad result. But if the killer reasonably thought that the victim was moments away from detonating a nuclear bomb in a large city, then I don't see how he could be judged to be bad. <BR/><BR/>Now, I would say that there are times when we should expect a person to have true beliefs. A belief that leads to an action that will necessarily harm someone had better be well investigated. If it can be shown that minimal investigation easily demonstrates the belief to be false, then we can hold the person responsible if he acts on this false belief.<BR/><BR/>But real life is usually much fuzzier than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1126725888397776302005-09-14T13:24:00.000-06:002005-09-14T13:24:00.000-06:00It does not matter what you think. It matters what...<I>It does not matter what you think. It matters what you did</I><BR/><BR/>I have uninimity of Thought & Feeling as I read your essays Alonzo. You are writing things the way I strive to see them; objectively.<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much for sharing your observations and reasoning.Michael Bainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734972725056899460noreply@blogger.com