You asked "How can anyone be held accountable for doing what they believe to be correct?" and I answered that they can be held accountable if the social context they're operating in says they're responsible for their own actions.
F'r example, if you're an adult and believe it's correct to raise and clothe and educate your child as best as possible, you are held accountable for the actions you take of your own free will while working to fulfill that belief. If you believe it's correct to blow up abortion clinics, you are held accountable for the actions you take of your own free will while working to fulfill *that* belief.
Note that it doesn't really matter if the actions are *acceptable* to society or not; in general (e.g., discounting children and the insane to certain degrees), if you are a person choosing to act in a certain way, you are held accountable for your actions.
If you meant "How can you justify holding anyone accountable for doing what they believe to be correct?" that's a different question.
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Date: 2007-05-20 02:04 pm (UTC)You asked "How can anyone be held accountable for doing what they believe to be correct?" and I answered that they can be held accountable if the social context they're operating in says they're responsible for their own actions.
F'r example, if you're an adult and believe it's correct to raise and clothe and educate your child as best as possible, you are held accountable for the actions you take of your own free will while working to fulfill that belief. If you believe it's correct to blow up abortion clinics, you are held accountable for the actions you take of your own free will while working to fulfill *that* belief.
Note that it doesn't really matter if the actions are *acceptable* to society or not; in general (e.g., discounting children and the insane to certain degrees), if you are a person choosing to act in a certain way, you are held accountable for your actions.
If you meant "How can you justify holding anyone accountable for doing what they believe to be correct?" that's a different question.