Surely the very essence of a catch is that you prevent the ball from touching the ground. Starc didn't prevent it from touching the ground for the very simple reason that it did touch the ground. I c… (View Post)

The cheery-uppy Boris did exist once, but I think all that is long gone. There's almost something of the Jimmy Savile about Boris: now we know what he's actually like, what once seemed endearingly ec… (View Post)

I was really only saying that if you want a rule-based morality then it has to be based on some measurable outcome. But what you measure - if that would even work at all - is another question entirel… (View Post)

How do you decide what should be granted an exception and what shouldn't? Isn't that in itself a moral judgement? (View Post)

If so, that makes her even more unsuitable for the job. You wouldn't knowingly bring that sort of misery upon yourself, but if she was oblivious to what the consequences of her actions would be she s… (View Post)