Conversion to escape discrimination.

juantoo3 said:
What was that someone said around here recently about the greatest good for the greatest number?


(*this is what you end up with...*)
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I don't know, I haven't seen that...

...do you mean the "tyranny of the majority" ?

s.
 
Kindest Regards, Snoopy!
Snoopy said:
I don't know, I haven't seen that...

...do you mean the "tyranny of the majority" ?
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No. I was referring to another poster on another thread who was quite adamant about the benefits of utilitarianism yet refused to openly acknowledge the drawbacks.

This thread serves as a perfect example of the drawbacks of "mob rule."
 
Snoopy said:
Really? I thought we were all being very civil and accommodating.;)

s.
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Touche'. I mispoke...the article highlights the problems inherent with utilitarian reasoning. The greatest good for the most Hindis necessarily means denying good for those not Hindi, or those who desire to convert from being Hindi.
 
juantoo3 said:
What was that someone said around here recently about the greatest good for the greatest number?


(*this is what you end up with...*)
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..."needs of the Many outway the needs of the few..."

but this isn't exactly what I had in mind when I first quoted it...:o
 
Ah, dear Q!
Quahom1 said:
..."needs of the Many outway the needs of the few..."

but this isn't exactly what I had in mind when I first quoted it...:o
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It is not you to whom I was referring. At least you understand there are times when the needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many. That is distinctly *un*-utilitarian.
 
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