[ExI] Pistorius

Dave Sill sparge at gmail.com
Tue Jul 31 15:05:13 UTC 2012


On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 30 July 2012 19:04, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> While it would seem unjust to deny him the right to compete in the
>> Olympics, it would also be unjust to allow him to compete if he has an
>> advantage over the other competitors beyond superior natural ability/desire.
>>
>
> The crucial issue is that the word "natural" in this stance does not bear
> closer inspection. Certainly not with regard to modern athletes.


I'm not sure what you're getting at. My statement above wasn't meant to
stand up to legal scrutiny, but I think my intent was clear. By "natural"
here I mean inborn.

-Dave
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