20 Dec
2005
20 Dec
'05
1:21 p.m.
[...] and in
Dave's case, it's his freaking software. He can do
with it whatever he likes.
Absolutely. But, conversely, if we (FSVO
"we") want to think less
of him for choosing that way, that's up to us. IOW, you're saying it's OK to be a bigot.
If you count bias against people who do things which harm society as
bigotry, then yes, I believe it's OK to be a bigot. (Whether this case
is an example, that's a different question.) It's his
software, plain & simple. He has the right to do with it as
he wishes, bar none, and that's that.
Here again, I see "it's his right to do that" being used as if it
implied "it's not a bad thing for him to do that". As I explained in
another message, I do not agree with that leap.