Anger can lead to evil vs. Anger must lead to evil.
Not what we're discussing.
And ignoring anger for the moment
Let's stay on topic here.
Let me quote Brin:
In other words, getting angry at Adolf Hitler will cause you to rush right out and join the Nazi Party? Excuse me, George. Could you come up with a single example of that happening? Ever?
How is my example - chosen from the very time period and milieu that Brin himself chose - not a 'single example of that happening ever'?
Anger can lead to evil vs. Anger must lead to evil.
Not what we're discussing.
Exactly what we are discussing. Brin explicitly acknowledges the first point - he's rejecting the second point.
How is my example - chosen from the very time period and milieu that Brin himself chose - not a 'single example of that happening ever'?
That's not a charitable reading of that point. In the real world, there are lots of different ways to be evil. In Jedi-land, evil = Sith.
Annakin opposes the Sith. Then he feels strong emotions (love of Padme). Then he beco...
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