If the normal human response to most insults is to respond with disproportionate force, is it best to refrain from decision-making until such a time that objective evaluation of facts underlying the contention is possible?
ref: http://www.althouse.blogspot.com/2006/07/eye-for-eye-is-subjective-game.html?fta=y
(couldn't find a link to the op-ed piece)
In other words, is it best to take a deep breath, find something else to occupy your mind, and make every effort not to over-correct during resolution of the problem?
In many places around the world, people seem to feel that immediate and drastic measures are appropriate and acceptable responses to normally occuring events, e.g. natural disasters, tragedies within armed conflicts, etc.
2006-09-13
23:58:38
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