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Suppose that you want to punish your child. Our GR would have you ask:
{ 1 } - "Am I now willing that if I were in my child's place then I'd be punished?"
{ 2 } - "If I were in my child's place, would I then be willing to be punished?"
{ 3 } - Both questions mean the same thing.
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Suppose that you want to punish your child. Our GR would have you ask:
{ 1 } - "Am I now willing that if I were in my child's place then I'd be punished?"
{ 2 } - "If I were in my child's place, would I then be willing to be punished?"
{ 3 } - Both questions mean the same thing.
When you punish your child, you should be able to say "I'm now willing that if I were in my child's place then I be punished in this way" -- and thus satisfy GR. This gives your present adult desire about a hypothetical case.
To use the correct form, be careful to say "WILLING THAT IF."
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2 is wrong. Please try again.
Suppose that you want to punish your child. Our GR would have you ask:
{ 1 } - "Am I now willing that if I were in my child's place then I'd be punished?"
{ 2 } - "If I were in my child's place, would I then be willing to be punished?"
{ 3 } - Both questions mean the same thing.
This question is about what your desires would be if you were a child. If you were a child, in your child's exact place, then you'd desire not to be punished. GR, formulated this way, would forbid you to punish your child -- which is absurd.
To use the correct form, be careful to say "WILLING THAT IF."
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3 is wrong. Please try again.
Suppose that you want to punish your child. Our GR would have you ask:
{ 1 } - "Am I now willing that if I were in my child's place then I'd be punished?"
{ 2 } - "If I were in my child's place, would I then be willing to be punished?"
{ 3 } - Both questions mean the same thing.
There's a subtle but important difference between the two.
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