On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
2009/10/20 Ryan Delaney
<ryan.delaney(a)gmail.com>om>:
This is a bizarre, but ancient, misunderstanding
of IAR. All IAR means is
that priority number one is doing what is right, rather than pedantic
allegiance to a dictatorial interpretation of rules. Since IAR is not
itself
a justification for anything, there is never any
useful information added
by
saying "I am invoking IAR." The only
defense is "I did this because X"
where
X is the reason that what you did was a good
idea, so you might as well
skip
to the end. Rather than saying "I am
invoking IAR and I did this because
X",
just say "I did this because X."
It's not a misunderstanding, it is an understanding of how things
actually work in the real world. "X" will need to include an
explanation of why the usual rules don't apply (that may be obvious
from just explanation why what you did was a good idea), so it makes
sense to acknowledge from the beginning that you aren't following the
usual rules.
Do you think a reason X that persuaded you that A was the right thing to do
despite rule R that seems to forbid A would cause you to believe that the
rules didn't apply, or would you need to be specifically reminded of that
fact every time?
- causa sui