Friday, August 12, 2005
Why drugs should be legal
From My Pet Jawa:
Anyway, I find the argument that being allowed to make your own decisions (free will) is at the heart of the ability to choose good and evil. It jives with a particular argument that I like which explains why God allows evil in the world (so people can choose to be good). We need more bloggers with sense like this.
Drug use is bad. The only thing worse than letting people take drugs, that I can think of, is forcing people to do the right thing and not take drugs.I very sypmathetic to the personal responsibility argument. I've made mistakes by being irresponsible, and I've paid for them. But, because I have to live with the consequences, I've learned from them and become a better, deeper person. People can't learn if they don't face the consequences of their actions.
A slave is not good or bad because his actions are not his choice. People can only be moral when they choose to do the right thing, and a system of government that forces people to be good ceases to be the serveant of the people and instead becomes their master.
I am for the legalization of drugs not because I am for drug use, but because I am for moral government.
Anyway, I find the argument that being allowed to make your own decisions (free will) is at the heart of the ability to choose good and evil. It jives with a particular argument that I like which explains why God allows evil in the world (so people can choose to be good). We need more bloggers with sense like this.
Comments:
It's a good thing they don't apply this argument to murder or theft. ;-)
BTW, moral government enacts laws that create an environment where the common good can be achieved.
-Adrian
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BTW, moral government enacts laws that create an environment where the common good can be achieved.
-Adrian
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