tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post6626578849557617300..comments2024-03-27T23:28:07.513-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Besetting sinsBike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-21226102734498914052010-05-17T07:42:54.397-07:002010-05-17T07:42:54.397-07:00I pretty much gave on up libertarianism as a syste...I pretty much gave on up libertarianism as a system the day I realized that harm is really a metaphysical, morality-based concept. If there's no neat way to come to an agreement about whether prostitution (for example) causes harm beyond the self, then you might as well concede that some agreed-upon moral system is what you really need as a basis for law (whether it's one that includes or excludes legal prostitution still has to be battled out), and the underlying libertarian principle goes out the window.<br /><br />IOW, I agree with you, both for the reasons you gave, and for other reasons.pentamomnoreply@blogger.com