(THREAD ON TORTURE) Yes, waterboarding is torture. US convicted Japanese soldiers of war crimes for waterboarding in WWII. Watch video of it (not recommended)--it's obviously torture. But no, torture's not "entirely unreliable." Torture opponents should stop saying so. Here's why https://twitter.com/DocPeteyJ/status/974044222071259136 …
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"Torture never works" is the wrong argument to make. It's illogical, countered by many interrogators who have used torture, and, ultimately too easy. If the moral and the practical line up perfectly, there's no debate. But there is a debate, because they don't. 8/x
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Don't torture, even if it works. We're better than that. We have to be. We'll find another way. That accepts an element of risk: What if we don't torture and then there's a terrorist attack? We didn't do absolutely everything. Right. That's what makes it a moral argument. (END)
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All I can say is this: Your pure scientific language reminds me of experiments on human beings during Nazi terror in Europe. As well as your interest might be morally documented, your empathy seems not to be accomplished at all. Perhaps you are a psychopath. Look for help anyway.
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