Why should it be good for society if the average student learns military stuff?
Let's put it it this way: a culture that either still has or only recently eliminated conscription would see it as a good thing to be a bit prepared for that.
The problem with teaching ethics is that most well intentioned attempts at teaching ethics don't do much.
Don't help much with instinctive decision-making, but there are other things, such as long-term planning.
Let's put it it this way: a culture that either still has or only recently eliminated conscription would see it as a good thing to be a bit prepared for that.
Training people with guns has effects that go beyond just being useful in the case of war.
Don't help much with instinctive decision-making, but there are other things, such as long-term planning.
How do ethic courses help with long-term planning?
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