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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Philosophy, in all its guises. => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on July 24, 2017, 06:48:06 PM

Title: You take risks and then you die...
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 24, 2017, 06:48:06 PM

Or you don't take risks and you still die. I can see why there is a temptation to see this as ironic but that seems to miss that the arid deserts of published works are not the day to day vibrancy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40703606

Title: Re: You take risks and then you die...
Post by: Rhiannon on July 24, 2017, 09:27:27 PM

Oh good grief.  :(

Title: Re: You take risks and then you die...
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 24, 2017, 09:30:16 PM

Quote from: Rhiannon on July 24, 2017, 09:27:27 PM

Oh good grief.  :(

elsewhere I am having a discussion on this about whether her 'consistency' is admirable in itself. My opinion is that it is not.

Title: Re: You take risks and then you die...
Post by: Rhiannon on July 24, 2017, 09:36:16 PM

Is it a 'risk' to try to save a drowning child or is it some kind of instinct? Plenty of non-philosophers have drowned trying to doing the same thing.

Title: Re: You take risks and then you die...
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 24, 2017, 09:44:10 PM

Yes, I am unconvinced she thought 'oh look there's a child dying, I'm off to the pub. Mmm wait, I talk a lot about risk in philosophy, perhaps I should dive in and try to save them? Yeah, consisten...glug!'