old europe wrote:Brandon9000 wrote:You are clearly alleging that because I think some innocent deaths are worth it, this proves sociopathology.
Yes, amongst other indications.
Brandon9000 wrote:But every war in history has been entered into on that basis,
Did France fight a 'preventive war' in WW2? No. Did Russia fight a 'preventive war'? No. Did Germany fight a 'preventive war'? Yes.
Brandon9000 wrote:so if you draw the conclusion about me, then you must believe it about anyone who has ever thought a war justified.
Who has ever thought a 'preventive' war justified? Yes. Madmen, all of them.
Brandon9000 wrote:You argument is pretty much nonsense.
I wouldn't say so. But look at the bright side: "
It is hypothesized that many high achievers exhibit APD characteristics."
At first you alleged that the mere fact that I thought some innocent deaths might be worth it if many more people were saved indicated sociopathology. Am I correct that you are now abandoning that position to qualify it with "if the war was preventative?" If you still maintain that finding any innocent deaths to be worth it is
by itself indicative of sociopathology, then you must hold that opinion about anyone who has ever supported any war. If you take that position, then I need not point out why your argument is absurd. If you have changed to include the qualification, "if the war was preventative," then you are still wrong, but it's a different argument.
