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Subject: Re: Dueling and other unreasonable behaviors
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    From: Willie Lim <WLIM@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU>

            Whether duels will be more common or not depends on the
            society.

        Right.  That's just what I was saying.

    No, as you said the following in a previous message..

        As I explained before, I seriously doubt there would be many
        duels even if they were legal.  Behavior depends far more on
        what is accepted than on what is legal.....

    All you said that it is going to be less common in some default
    society.  You happen to pick one where duels are uncommon.  Why
    not pick one where duels are going to be more common?

  I was speaking of *our* society.

    Should duels be regulated in such a society?

  No.

    When is a duel legit in such a society?

  Whenever all parties to such a duel give informed consent.
                                                             ...Keith

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