Getting to know you: Mas Sehguh

Quantum, I fail to see the point in this conversation.

Thanks purple for your opinion. But that was only an example to show(as you said)





I think, the punishment for using drug would be much less than the punishment for the murder. Or it may be the case that he did not take the drug voluntarily either. Someone mixed it in his drink!

Now, I am only interested in a broad abstraction of the argument. If it can be shown that a human being has no way to make a choice, can he be held responsible and punished for an action that he did have no option to avoid?

I regress then.

do, make a designated "drunk driver lane" that is 6 feet below the normal highway, and coverd in rubber

He certainly can be punished, but I think the question you are asking is whether the person is morally responsible for his actions.

I would say he isn't responsible.

I would say we'd be justified in holding him responsible, however, because otherwise, we'd be punishing the rest of society.

Very nice Sam. That's a very logical answer.

but by taking the drug, you are agreeing to any side effects it may cause, and thus are responsible for your actions under the drug

That's true. But I was considering a situation when you don't have the choice whether to take the drug. Just as you don't have the choice to choose where to be born or when.

Anyway, I am off for tonight.

Ahhhh, a teacher. A very noble profession in my book.
More power to ya!





I guess I'm not victorious. Ah what the hell? I'll guess it's some base 10 unit of time, like metric time?





*jealous* I have a VERY small slice of sky and lots of competing light to watch the night sky.





Oh well, never hurts to ask.

If you could have 3 wishes, what wouyld they be and more importantly why ???



No! The correct answer was, "Two chicks at the same time." - ba dum dum tshhhh!



Very interesting answers Sam!

Wow. Interesting responses Sam.

Not my most intelligent reply, granted, however I do like your perfected wit.

I also thought teaching was cool. I did it for a year, lecturing 3D animation and Web Design / Development. It is amazing to see people growing. There where a few things that made me give it up though
1 - The heart break of watching your students throw away endless opportunities.
2 - The extremes one has to go to to make them work.
3 - Their unwillingness to learn ie to go out and find the knowledge themselves.
4 - As a perfectionist I expect to much from people

Anyways, you sound like an intelligent individual but remember that no man is an island and to understand and communicate effectively with human beings is an art in itself.

One last thing, the way you judge people is the way you will be judged and the higher you raise the bar the more difficult it will be to achieve it. Accept that you are human and human beings are flawed - except me of course