I said we should want a world free of violence, and not purposely exposing people to violence as a matter of daily life (such as public hangings) is an important step towards that. Both in the direct sense that public violence is obviously violence, and indirectly in that there's good evidence that exposure to violence increases proclivity to violence.
Two simple questions:
1. Do we want a world without violence?
2. If yes, is public hanging a step towards that world, or away from it?
1. I don't think this is possible. I think it's better to pursue a world where violence is unnecessary and aberrant.
2. I'm refusing to indulge your strawman. Let's use something like "is teaching your kid how to deal with bullies a step towards that world or away from it"
There's at least a little space between "a world free of violence" and "public hanging".
I said we should want a world free of violence, and not purposely exposing people to violence as a matter of daily life (such as public hangings) is an important step towards that. Both in the direct sense that public violence is obviously violence, and indirectly in that there's good evidence that exposure to violence increases proclivity to violence.
Two simple questions:
1. Do we want a world without violence?
2. If yes, is public hanging a step towards that world, or away from it?
1. I don't think this is possible. I think it's better to pursue a world where violence is unnecessary and aberrant.
2. I'm refusing to indulge your strawman. Let's use something like "is teaching your kid how to deal with bullies a step towards that world or away from it"
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