Re: A further poll about prejudice and discrimination
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Ugh
I remember being in a 2nd yr phil class once when we were taught about prisoners dilemma. We were presented the dilemma initially as a 'what would you do' kind of decision, and this one guy in the class kept saying things like
"easy, I'd never commit a crime or get caught to be in that situation in the first place"
as if that was somehow an ingenius way of circumventing the hypothetical, when it was really just missing the point of what the hypothetical was trying to demonstrate.
You aren't that guy, are you?
Regards
Brad S
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That is the weakest comparison I have ever heard.
Most people may say they would never commit a crime but nobody knows if they would and/or when one is at the mercy of the law they can be imprisoned against their will.
However in the extremely naive example above, unless you have been living under a rock post 9/11 nobody in their right mind will get on the plane after hearing a possible hijack is on the cards given the significance of the date.
Just admit it's a bad example, it's ok.
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