I just bumped into another of this guy's videos and in it he gets so close to being sensible this time. Much better than that other video I watched years ago, yet he can't quite make that last leap toward being right. It is frustrating.
He talks about some instances where rules were ignored because the alternative of following the rules would have been dumb or wrong. And, I agree, sometimes you have to ignore the rules.
And then he falls into a gaping pit.
He says "A wise person knows when and how to make the exception to every rule."
So, "wise" people know when rape is good. When slavery is needed. When theft is justified.
Those pesky principles that say otherwise!
I am so glad I am not "wise" by his estimation, because, he equates evil with wisdom.
Now, if he didn't claim every rule needs exceptions, I could agree.
Counterfeit rules don't need to be followed. Even some good rules need to be ignored sometimes due to circumstances. But not every rule.
You have no right to initiate force- but that doesn't alter the fact that you might want to push someone out of the way of an out-of-control bus. This isn't an exception to the rule- you still have no right, but you choose whether to step outside of what you have a right to do if you believe it is worth it- and you accept the consequences. Acting in this way isn't an exception to the rule, it is part of it.
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