Suppose it's 0.1%. is it then not worth considering as a hypothetical in order to establish someone's theory of just war? Should our moral principles only be explored using highly likely war scenarios?
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Replying to @Noahpinion
I think the creation of highly unlikely hypothetical scenarios to justify militarism has a bad history. See Dick Cheney's one percent doctrine.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
You evade my question, Heer. Must moral principles be established using only highly likely hypotheticals?
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Replying to @Noahpinion
You evaded my earlier question. You haven't said what you think are the actual odds of China invading Japan. Also: a news program discussing current events is not a seminar on Kant.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I don't know the chance, and I am not so arrogant as to be willing to throw out a number with any degree of certainty. Now answer my question.
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Replying to @Noahpinion
I answered your question: I don't think a discussion of current events on radio is under the same rules a philosophy seminar. In the context of popular discourse, responding to to an absurd scenario (one you yourself won't commit to a number on) with a mocking answer is fine.
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Replying to @smugneolib @Noahpinion
The question was not war between China & Japan but what if China invades Japan. Is that a likelihood?
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"isn't impossible" covers a large number of things that are are so unlikely as to not be worth discussing.
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Nothing like covid--scientists have been saying we were overdue for a global pandemic for years.
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