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Originally Posted by kowalski
A fun example we played with in philosophy about responsibility ...
You shoot someone.
You shoot someone but someone shoots them just after.
You shoot someone but someone closer shoots them just after and their bullet goes through the target's heart first.
You shoot someone but someone closer shoots them just after and their bullet goes through the target's heart and even knocks your bullet off course so you 'miss'.
Peace,
kowalski
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Hahaha - when I was at law school it was shooting at one person out of a window and hitting someone else by mistake. That person then turns out to be (i) commiting suicide at the time or (ii) planning a mass murder etc. etc.