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MineralMan

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1. For those who chose one of the "maybe" answers,

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 03:21 PM

Dec 8

The ends either justify the means or they do not. If you start piling conditions on the question, there is no rule involved.

For each person, conditions depend on their own personal beliefs. That renders the question unanswerable.

It's a simple question. The answer is either "yes" or "no." There is no maybe as a possibility.

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Do the ends justify the means [View all] sarisataka Dec 8 OP

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