I think the talk on these negligence should end here. If you fail the grasp the meaning of it, you have just no common sense.
The principle behind neglience has a Christian root. "Love thy neighbor".
The idea is that people should pay "reasonable" effort in keeping others safe from harm. By reasonableness, you consider
1) Whether the harm is foreseeable. People are expected to act in a reasonable manner.(In the case of God, however, it is totally forseen)
2) The degree of the foreseeable harm. If it result in death or injury, the responsibility is high. (In the case of God, it is a couple billion death at least)
3) The price of the preventive measure (In the case of God, the price is little)
4) The ability of the defendent to pay the price (In the case of God, the ability is infinite)
Other factors to keep in mind:
5) The forseeable capacity of the plaintiff. The less the capacity, the higher the responsibility (In the case of God, the capcity of human is suppose to be none before eating from the Tree)
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So a swimming pool with a notice but no lifeguard is not good enough.
If there is many previous death on a dangerous cliff even after the notice is there, a notice is not good enough
Also, putting a warning on a pack of cocaine will not save you from the crime you committed.
Putting a child alone at home no matter how you warn him/her will not let you escape from child abuse.
Again, placing a nuclear bomb in the market with only a notice is not good enough. Even a builiding demolition will clear the building before placing explosive to it. If and when you apply for such a permit, I am absolutely sure that just placing a notice and warning people is not good enough. 'Heavy measures' has to be taken with checks everywhere.
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On the opposite, if any measure to protect the public to the cliff is 'too expensive', the responsibilty can be lifted.
There is no problem if you do not place a warning over an obviously dangerous cliff because you expect people to be reasonable. (In human case ONLY because we are not all knowing!)
The responsiblility of handling a pencil is ofcourse very different from handling a nuclear weapon
The responsibility of a doctor is higher than a layman in medical practice. It is ok if you fail to do anything your neghbour from bleeding to death if you are just Joe Doe. But if you are a doctor (even novice), there is very high expectation.
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As a matter of fact, God has demonstrated what he should have done to the tree of knowlegde. If he has protected fruit from the tree of knowlegde in the same way as he has protected the tree of life after the fall, billion will be saved.
It is that simple, a few swords of fire and maybe a gate.
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And THAT is the conclusion. |
2010/7/14 23:37
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