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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 5302802" data-attributes="member: 63706">So, you&#039;re saying a post can have different meanings in different contexts? Well, in your case you have to change the words too. If I were to judge this post for what it is, I&#039;d have to say it&#039;s all kinds of confused.Man, I&#039;m having trouble untangling that mess. If you are going to call someone a criminal, and what they did a crime, you&#039;ve already made your judgment. Now, if I were to say how can we know that an action is criminal until we understand the intent of the person who committed the action? That makes perfect sense, and is a reasonable question to ask. Sometimes an action is objectively criminal, and intent is irrelevant. Sometimes it&#039;s not so easy. Say I shot someone. Is that a crime? Generally yes. But what if I was a soldier in a war and shot an enemy soldier, is that a crime? Generally no. But what if the soldier surrendered before I shot him? Then yes. Except that he surrendered so he could suicide bomb our squad, so I shot him before he could get too close.Context is necessary to judge a thing. Often times, on the internet particularly, we judge a post without the necessary context, leading to misunderstanding.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 5302802, member: 63706"] So, you're saying a post can have different meanings in different contexts? Well, in your case you have to change the words too. If I were to judge this post for what it is, I'd have to say it's all kinds of confused. Man, I'm having trouble untangling that mess. If you are going to call someone a criminal, and what they did a crime, you've already made your judgment. Now, if I were to say how can we know that an action is criminal until we understand the intent of the person who committed the action? That makes perfect sense, and is a reasonable question to ask. Sometimes an action is objectively criminal, and intent is irrelevant. Sometimes it's not so easy. Say I shot someone. Is that a crime? Generally yes. But what if I was a soldier in a war and shot an enemy soldier, is that a crime? Generally no. But what if the soldier surrendered before I shot him? Then yes. Except that he surrendered so he could suicide bomb our squad, so I shot him before he could get too close. Context is necessary to judge a thing. Often times, on the internet particularly, we judge a post without the necessary context, leading to misunderstanding. [/QUOTE]

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