very good, actually an interesting question I think in all of this around imagination/speech-acts/intentions/etc and we haven't even gone fully into the realm of http://www.predpol.com/
Yes, there are threats that need to be taken seriously. But what that means in practice is hard to say. And obviously a threat could be hidden inside a work of art or a joke, not to mention jokes and art as evidence of danger not consciously advertised.
art or threat?
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Pistols cannot be outlawed, of course, so songs about using them are instead.
Deleteyou got it guns don't kill rhymes do, Plato would be pleased...
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Deletevery good, actually an interesting question I think in all of this around imagination/speech-acts/intentions/etc and we haven't even gone fully into the realm of http://www.predpol.com/
DeleteYes, there are threats that need to be taken seriously. But what that means in practice is hard to say. And obviously a threat could be hidden inside a work of art or a joke, not to mention jokes and art as evidence of danger not consciously advertised.
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