The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Your moral obligation to help innocents at risk?

Glenn E. Meyer · October 11, 2005, 09:32 AM

Whatever, the gun world likes to talk in absolutes - unfortunately, we know better about behavior. Good people easily do bad things under certain circumstances and vice versa.

If people don't want to believe that for reasons of self-image, I really don't care.

I talk to the informed reader who might want to know what determines altruism. We have known for a long time that people's introspections really are bad predictors of behavior in many situations.

October 11, 2005, 09:32 AM	#138
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Whatever, the gun world likes to talk in absolutes - unfortunately, we know better about behavior. Good people easily do bad things under certain circumstances and vice versa. If people don't want to believe that for reasons of self-image, I really don't care. I talk to the informed reader who might want to know what determines altruism. We have known for a long time that people's introspections really are bad predictors of behavior in many situations. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens