dimreepr

Putin isn't going to be forced by anyone, but when faced with a dead end; he might be willing to negotiate...

An interesting related question: Is it rational to believe in god? I think Nietzche spent his mind on how to replace god, as in "the parable of the madman" Maybe Jesus had better luck...

They have the motivation to fight; a honey badger will face down a lion.

I'll leave you to work out why I'm sending you a bill for a new irony meter. Way to miss the point, yet again, I'm not making excuses for anyone, I sympathise with the suffering that drove them, not the men they became. Putin reminded me of you, because people like you won't listen to reason (because you've been convinced by circumstance that you can't be wrong) and because your both people (innocent babies once upon a time...) Now who's being obtuse? Hitler never physically (hand's on) killed anyone, he never pulled the trigger and he probably never actually witnessed a person die. He persuaded ordinary people, like you and me, to do the dirty work, torture, genocide, murder etc. etc.

She, hasn't told me yet...

Cometh the man, cometh the woman...

We're better off fighting???

To all people in science, we're better off together...

That's a bias we all share...

You should know how it work's here by now; it's not enough to just claim your intuition is better than science, you have to provide some evidence. By which I mean data, not anecdotal media coverage, but a ted talk would be a start... My thought's on Putin is, he reminded me of you: 100% certain he is right, dispite the evidence. Convinced that force will work, dispite history. Is that the answer you expected? Because the answer you're refrencing is "Hilter didn't kill anyone, he persuaded others to kill for him."... 😉

Even if you witness the crime, you can't be sure of what you've seen.

I don't know how else to explain it to you!!! You can't know for certain, the guilt of anyone, even if you witnessed it yourself; we all know how dodgy witness testimonials can be. So let me be clear, even if I witnessed the crime and I'm a natural torturerer and a psychologist, I can't be sure of his guilt. So no, it's never OK to torture; it could be me, you know a human being... The fundamental question isn't that torture is ineffective, it's when can we know? It's not a ploy, it's you doing the painting... 😉

The simple things are often missed...

That's the problem...

And it's very scary...

It's hard to see, how Putin has not painted himself into a corner...

Forgiving your brother's is a lesson, force can't teach...

Your more likely to get a voluntary confession from an innocent person than a criminal. So far from certain guilt, in fact there's a strong argument to say it's less than a 40% of torturing the guilty person. There could be any number of reason's for that, including contamination/mistakes and a reasonable excuse, all of which need to be explored in a court of law to determine guilt; and even then it will be less than 100% certain. You know what I meant, why are you being deliberately obtuse? Those who smelt it, surely dealt it. Assuming you're a freind, whatever you've done in the past, is not religious or delusional, it's self preservation; because one day it maybe your innocent arse on the line... It's not a badge of honour, it's a membership badge that I'm proud of...

Did he need too??? It's my heart that sets us apart...

Fairy muff...

You know I'm joking, right?

But, another nail in the coffin??? One day, 'the Putin' will die and all his promises, will be forgotten...

Indeed +1, forgiving your brother's is a lesson, force can't teach... I love this one... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/28/ukrainian-sailor-arrested-for-trying-to-sink-oligarchs-superyacht

OK, to show good faith I'll answer again (in the dim hope that you'll do the same); BTW, you not liking my answer, doesn't mean it's not an answer. No, I wouldn't refuse all attempts to extract information and yes I would draw the line at torture, because no matter how small can't be calculated (unless you can provide the numbers). How do you know the sandwhich and cup of tea has failed? (because no matter how small can't be calculated (unless you can provide the numbers).) How does one pretend to be philosophical? Now that I have answered you in good faith, it's your turn (he asks knowing the answer, does that make me insane?)