1- Racecar drivers- are they required to wear seatbelts? I would think so. But suppose they weren't- would any of them choose not to wear their seatbelts? Considering how dangerous the sport is already, should they be allowed to make that choice in this hypothetical world? If not (for the driver's safety), then why are they allowed to race cars? Nevermind the excuse that they have to wear seatbelts to set a good example for the kids who watch- if that's the reason, then what kind of example does racing cars set? It's funny where people draw lines to rationalize what they love.
2- Suppose there is a land ruled by evil laws, and you have a good product to offer which, in its purest form, runs contrary to the evil laws, but can be watered down so as to not violate them. Is it more evil to go to the land and offer the watered down version, or not go there at all? Is either option not evil? I guess if you figure the good people ruled by the evil laws can find ways to get around the laws, then the best (least evil) thing is to do what Google does. The lesson they teach is: when confronted with an insurmountable monster, subvert with a smile rather than fight with pressure of absence. Is this a good lesson? That is, if confronted with something I don't like, something I figure I won't be able to change any other way as effectively, is this what I should do?
UPDATES:
According to this, Google would be out of China by 2010 April 10. Today is the 11th. Google is not out of China but google.cn is no longer serving censored results. Or any results. It's redirecting to uncensored Hong Kong. More info here, here, and here. It's a sticky situation, but again, probably the best way possible.
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