Omar: I just hope that Eric will assure me that,
when someone puts a knife on his
throat and asks him how much he has on himself, he
will answer in accordance with the universal
standards of truth and falsehood.
First, they'd have to get me in that position. But
if they managed to do that, I would tell them how
much money I had. It would be both expedient and
truthful.
Knives are particularly hard to defend against,
and are dangerous to use. I was watching a
knife-fighting training video for Navy Seals in
which the trainer asked the daughter of one of the
participants to take a black magic marker and try
to cut the Seals. The Seals were instructed to try
to block or avoid her without being rough. Even
though she was a little girl and they were fit
young guys, they were soon covered by black marks.
Usually in knife fighting the goal is to cut the
opponent's hands so they cannot wield their knife.
One does this by controlling zones of attack. But
for us nonfighters, the best possible reaction to
any violence is to run away.
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