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Comment author: polymathwannabe 16 September 2014 03:14:15AM 3 points [-]

What ethical theory are you using for your definition of "deserve"?

Comment author: MaximumLiberty 16 September 2014 04:05:05AM 3 points [-]

It is a fine question, since the word "deserve" is the link between an observation and a judgment about the person. I don't think I need an answer to it to make the observation that most people here don't hold that view. Which is a good thing, because I don't think I have a satisfactory answer beyond rough moral intuition.

Max L.