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December 14, 2010 6:54 pm at 6:54 pm
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popa_bar_abba
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This is my 4th attempt to post on this thread.
Any time you do something which affects someone else, you need to ask two questions:
1. Is this a effective method to accomplish my goal?
2. Is this a justifiable method of accomplishing my goal?
So, you see, much depends on what the goal is.
If the goal is to help the kid himself, the second question may be satisfied, but I personally don’t think the first is.
If the goal is to help other kids, the second question is not satisfied, since one is not allowed to hurt one person to help another.
If the goal is anything else, the second question is clearly not satisfied.