Rules matter, and to be rules they need to be universal in form: always do this, never do that. But it is foolish to rule out in advance the possibility that an occasion might arise when normal rules just don't apply. Rules are not there to be broken, but sometimes break them we must.
Julian BagginiIt may not have the virtuous ring of the golden rule, but the maxim "never say never" is one of the most important in ethics.
Julian BagginiTrying to keep up with health advice can feel like surfing the Net for weather forecasts: what you find is always changing, often contradictory and rarely encouraging.
Julian BagginiYou don't choose what you believe moment to moment, but choices you have made do shape what you come to believe.
Julian Baggini