tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post1491314621289757955..comments2023-04-12T08:12:17.855-05:00Comments on yellowarmadillos: The relevance of intentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-12213019979248536322014-03-27T20:34:41.866-05:002014-03-27T20:34:41.866-05:00I can't find much of anything to disagree with...I can't find much of anything to disagree with here. Tom's suggestion that intent be looked at as a factor for the "why" but not necessarily the evaluation of good/bad seems proper.<br /><br />It reminds me a bit of the problem of moral relativism. Taken to its full conclusion it is unsettling, but it can be useful as a tool to understand various issues - so long as you allow your moral compass to kick in at some point and make a judgement.<br /><br />The Obamacare comment is good too - I'm largely a supporter of the law (I actually signed up last night!) but am annoyed when I hear a democrat accuse an opponent of the law of baldly wanting to take healthcare away from people. It is certainly more complicated than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-2629549791389834622014-03-27T09:48:11.535-05:002014-03-27T09:48:11.535-05:00Tom, your reading pretty much coincides with my in...Tom, your reading pretty much coincides with my intent.<br />I would be interested in what Dan thinks of this idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068839756237461498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-54578153502274510822014-03-27T06:43:19.635-05:002014-03-27T06:43:19.635-05:00I took 3 things for the original post:
1. Intent...I took 3 things for the original post:<br /><br />1. Intent is an essential decision making ingredient that distills someone (or a group) to commit to an action or course of action. <br />2. Actions necessary to accomplish “intent” may or may NOT match the goodness or badness of the original intent.<br />3. The goodness/badness of the eventual outcome may or may not match the original intent.<br /><br />My conclusion (and takeaway) is that intent cannot/should not be the final and overriding factor in deciding a course of action or evaluating the goodness/badness of a course of action, but it should be a factor in evaluating WHY a course of action was taken.<br /><br />We have all heard the old axioms about “good intentions” with bad outcomes but it would be unfair to say there is nothing new here. By separating intent into its own discussion independent of ancillary arguments it provides (or provided for me) a clarity that I needed. I like it.<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669679191229234850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-27554990737137017432014-03-26T21:59:48.246-05:002014-03-26T21:59:48.246-05:00What you guys are championing, it seems to me, is ...What you guys are championing, it seems to me, is the philosophy that the ends really do justify the means.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369904006603461803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6412826294594900386.post-23137278746855378992014-03-26T06:45:30.263-05:002014-03-26T06:45:30.263-05:00WRT “If the intent is not good then the result can...WRT “If the intent is not good then the result cannot be good either.”<br /><br />Once, a neighbor of mine who absolutely despised a neighbor of “ours” called the police with the intent of having him arrested for being drunk in public.<br /><br />Fortunately, the police got him to the hospital in time to save him from the heart attack.<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669679191229234850noreply@blogger.com