I disagree. I think that if a government causes great harm by accident or great harm intentionally, either is evidence that it will cause great harm by accident or intentionally in future respectively and I just care about the great harm part
I certainly agree it’s some marginal evidence of propensity, and that the outcome, not the intent, is what matters—but don’t you think that mistakes become less frequent with greater understanding and capacity?
I disagree. I think that if a government causes great harm by accident or great harm intentionally, either is evidence that it will cause great harm by accident or intentionally in future respectively and I just care about the great harm part
I certainly agree it’s some marginal evidence of propensity, and that the outcome, not the intent, is what matters—but don’t you think that mistakes become less frequent with greater understanding and capacity?