tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post5207571649551592210..comments2023-07-02T11:05:42.711-04:00Comments on Godless Liberal Homo: Sam Harris' Support of Torturelibhomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-12121813228239288672008-04-23T21:41:00.000-04:002008-04-23T21:41:00.000-04:00lovable: What is the point of using something that...lovable: What is the point of using something that is unreliable when accurate information is most crucial?<BR/><BR/>The ticking time bomb scenario actually is the worst argument for torture if you think about it.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-11311058597990790602008-04-21T18:03:00.000-04:002008-04-21T18:03:00.000-04:00I can see using force in a ticking bomb scenario, ...I can see using force in a ticking bomb scenario, but I would then expect to have to mount a necessity defense against criminal charges. I would never expect to be beyond the reach of law just because. Any pseudo-legal regime for institutionalized torture will be abused, I guaran-damn-tee it, and that's what's happened to the U.S. under the Bushists.lovable liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616294696912710046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12708098.post-8199001081575838132008-04-20T21:17:00.000-04:002008-04-20T21:17:00.000-04:00This is why I don't like him, it also exposes a hu...This is why I don't like him, it also exposes a huge naivety about imperial histories and tortures place within it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111132651663342181noreply@blogger.com