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Originally Posted by Dread Knot
The question of whether or not torture works is similar to asking whether germ warfare or poison/nerve gas munitions are effective. It's a moot point, since they are all outlawed by the laws of human decency.
Maybe I am hopelessly naive, but it seems to me relying on torture to find a ticking time bomb makes about as much sense as doing an Indian rain dance to save a burning building.
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Are nuclear weapons outlawed?
Then one must specify as to which measures are permitted. For example what is "torture"? Is the use of drugs ethical? And so on and so forth.