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The Stirrings Of Conscience

Author: Quintus Curtius

Source: https://qcurtius.com/2022/10/08/the-stirrings-of-conscience/

The etymologists tell us that the word conscience is derived from the Latin conscire, meaning to know well, or to have an intimate knowledge of something.  This verb could be used in two contexts:  conscire alii (to know something along with someone else), and conscire sibi (to know something with oneself only).  Time and modern usage has given “conscience” the meaning of an internal conviction, a mental recognition of something.

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Stucky QOTD: Judgement Day

You are jurors in a court of law.  There are two defendants. The trial has ended, and there are two indisputable facts with documented proof before you:

1)- Plaintiff known as Mr. B has killed ten people.

2)- Plaintiff known as Mr. J has committed genocide. Exact numbers are unknown, but at least 100k people were killed.

Q1:  Which plaintiff committed the greater crime?

Q2:  In real life, most people people believe Mr. B committed the greater crime.  Can you imagine any circumstances which would justify such a verdict?

I will give my analysis at 7PM tonight.