Language and Logic (General)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Friday, April 04, 2014, 03:55 (3885 days ago) @ romansh

However,the fact that the sun enabled life to exist was not the cause for the holocaust.
> What was the cause?-There as not a 'the' cause. There were numerous causes. However, there was one person 'responsible' (answerable), that could have changed the entire course of human history but chose not too. Hitler was the elected rule of the country. He could have, and should have, prevented the holocaust, but he failed in his duty to his people. Instead, he chose to abuse his people, using them in an increasingly insane attempt to gain power, no matter the cost.-See, this is the difference. There can be a tremendous number of causes, but there is always a choice in how those causes are handled. That choice, makes us responsible for the outcomes. -cause + choice = responsibility
cause + no choice = automaton/inanimate object

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.