I am not going to perform any of the acts which are in my head, just as I do not watch a horror movie then go out and kill people.
But there is a reason why I do not go to horror movies: I would much rather simply not be thinking of it.
It's like the (I think it was Pratchett's) description of four types of people: You are standing in front of a person waiting for lights to change. There's a crowd, so no-one could pin it on you if you were to push them into traffic. Some people would not do it because they would be terrified of being caught and punished. Some people would not do it because they had made a conscious decision to do the right thing. Some people would not do it because they couldn't be bothered to. Most people simply don't consider the possibility of pushing others into traffic.
I would prefer to be in the last category, all things considered.
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I am not going to perform any of the acts which are in my head, just as I do not watch a horror movie then go out and kill people.
But there is a reason why I do not go to horror movies: I would much rather simply not be thinking of it.
It's like the (I think it was Pratchett's) description of four types of people: You are standing in front of a person waiting for lights to change. There's a crowd, so no-one could pin it on you if you were to push them into traffic.
Some people would not do it because they would be terrified of being caught and punished.
Some people would not do it because they had made a conscious decision to do the right thing.
Some people would not do it because they couldn't be bothered to.
Most people simply don't consider the possibility of pushing others into traffic.
I would prefer to be in the last category, all things considered.