Why, er...yes it sounds like admitting guilt, but who said it. Without a link what are we supposed to do but imagine the worst traits of our unspoken enemy--the Kneivel family.
I can certainly see this being said by someone in good faith, who means that whatever they're up to might not be some selfless act of altruistic love, but it's in the morally-acceptable range.
Or it could be someone whoi's skating perilously close to the line and knows it and is trying to Clinton their position.
Myron: That's an old story, which I blogged about back in January. Read the update on my post: the story isn't all it looks like from the article you read.
Google is dedicated to not doing evil, but it's a kind of a weird, contrapositive thing to declaim against what you're not doing as opposed to what you are, and sort of begs the question, what the hell are you doing?
I think it could work in the context of a speech against calling things evil. Ie, nothing the republicans are doing is "evil" any more than the democrats trying to do the same things (Ie win the election/whatever) is "evil". Calling either side evil is generally unconvincing to anyone but the convinced.
What I notice most about the statement is what a low standard the speaker is setting for himself. Someone could treat you pretty badly and still honestly say it wasn't evil.
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Why, er...yes it sounds like admitting guilt, but who said it. Without a link what are we supposed to do but imagine the worst traits of our unspoken enemy--the Kneivel family.
It would depend on the context.
I can certainly see this being said by someone in good faith, who means that whatever they're up to might not be some selfless act of altruistic love, but it's in the morally-acceptable range.
Or it could be someone whoi's skating perilously close to the line and knows it and is trying to Clinton their position.
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Myron: That's an old story, which I blogged about back in January. Read the update on my post: the story isn't all it looks like from the article you read.
Google is dedicated to not doing evil, but it's a kind of a weird, contrapositive thing to declaim against what you're not doing as opposed to what you are, and sort of begs the question, what the hell are you doing?
Kind of like "C'mon, you can trust me."
I think it could work in the context of a speech against calling things evil. Ie, nothing the republicans are doing is "evil" any more than the democrats trying to do the same things (Ie win the election/whatever) is "evil". Calling either side evil is generally unconvincing to anyone but the convinced.
John: Yeah, it actually came up in a context, but I'm not going to reveal what it was.
What I notice most about the statement is what a low standard the speaker is setting for himself. Someone could treat you pretty badly and still honestly say it wasn't evil.
The way I see it, this could be anywhere from truly enlightening to completely pointless and stupid.
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It does depend on context.
From a Christian perspective, this would in fact be a remarkable statement, as we believe only 1 person has ever managed that feat.
So this braggadicio strikes kind of hollow. And since lying / misrepresenting fact is evil, they seem to be losing credibilty faster and faster.
Tristram: You know who "they" are?
Or presumably, you mean "they" are the people who say things like this, and the statement already undermines the credibility of the speaker.
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