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- From: margoli@watson.ibm.com (Larry Margolis)
- Subject: Re: Darcy and the Twelve Specious Arguments.
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 05:51:20 GMT
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- In <1992Dec30.043340.25301@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec28.185537.33941@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.IBM.com writes:
- >>
- >>What Kevin wrote doesn't even make sense. "Deadly self-defense"???
- >
- >"Deadly self-defense" == "Self-defense that causes a death"
- >
- >What seems to be your problem with this term?
-
- I can't put my finger on it, but it just sounds wrong. Never mind.
-
- >>He's trying to avoid saying "deadly *force* is generally permissible
- >>against rape"
- >
- >What makes you know I'm trying to avoid it, Larry? "Deadly force" expresses
- >the concept just fine. I think I might even prefer it.
-
- Good, since it's more valid.
-
- >>(which is true everywhere in the US that we know of),
- >
- >Where's the disclaimer about just how limited your "knowledge" is, Larry?
-
- "that we know of". I.e., I don't know it to be true everywhere.
-
- >And what's this "we" bit? Is that a royal "we", or are you (both) turning
- >schizophrenic on me now?
-
- That's you and I, Kevin - a reference to your inability to come up with
- a state in which it is *not* true.
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- Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
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