tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post5759108794387955419..comments2023-10-21T06:29:15.456-04:00Comments on I think, therefore I blog.: The objective of objectivityJameson Graberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01295353443322403779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-41177920461892781362009-02-16T23:43:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:43:00.000-05:00"Here is the problem with your view of rationality..."Here is the problem with your view of rationality: you seem to think rationality and concern for the life of a human being are completely independent."<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where you get this. I think I was arguing for quite the opposite idea.<BR/><BR/>"It's not being mindful of all people equally if the poor person starves to death without the money and the rich person can only go to Starbucks three times per week instead of five."<BR/><BR/>Ah, I agree with that statement, but I sense in it a preconception of how arguments about poverty are aligned morally. Many people do assume that <I>any</I> opposition whatever solution they've proposed is immoral. But I think we have to be careful.<BR/><BR/>The question is usually not whether a person should go ahead and starve so that I can spend less money on Starbucks. The question is usually, will this solution to poverty actually leave things worse than they already are?<BR/><BR/>It's never as simple as it first appears.Jameson Graberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295353443322403779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-5857198572013151862009-02-16T23:29:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:29:00.000-05:00Here is the problem with your view of rationality:...Here is the problem with your view of rationality: you seem to think rationality and concern for the life of a human being are completely independent. Wouldn't a real rationalist, someone who is actually objective, put some value on a human life? You're misunderstanding rationality if you'd say that a rationalist would kill an innocent cat for $5 because "$5 is more than nothing".<BR/><BR/>"Rather, those who consider the costs are mindful of all people equally--yes, they care for the poor, but they are equally concerned for others whose resources they would have to borrow/take in order to help the poor."<BR/><BR/>It's not being mindful of all people equally if the poor person starves to death without the money and the rich person can only go to Starbucks three times per week instead of five.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-85451547219879361482009-02-09T09:40:00.000-05:002009-02-09T09:40:00.000-05:00I like the word "quibble"I like the word "quibble"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com