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I think she coveredit pretty well. - Edit 1

Before modification by Joel at 27/01/2011 11:23:32 PM

Or else he believed in the principles, but was too weak to act according to them.

Humans can't will themselves to action, our brains aren't wired that way.

And, yes, we can, that's why we have a criminal justice system that accepts "the devil made me do it" as a valid excuse no more than anyone else should. It recognizes that the heat of the moment can impair judgement and impulse control--and prosecutes people for murder under those circumstances nonetheless, though passion can result in reduced sentences for those found guilty. Unless you're arguing for some form of temporary insanity, however, I don't think your statement holds. On the contrary, I think the ability to control whether we act on our desires rather than being controlled by desire is one of the things that separates humanity from other animals.

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