Jay520 on 06 December 2013
| d2wi said: I think the analogy is kinda poor, since the chick and dude both know failure rates of condoms, while the guy getting the cake doesn't know the chance of getting a rotten one. Morale of the story: if the condom breaks, you're fucked. |
All analogies are going to have inconsistencies. What's important is whether or not the inconsistencies disrupt the purpose of the point. In my case, I was making the point that "A person should be responsibile for the consequences of his/her actions if, while performing the actions, he/she was aware of those consequences; the likelihood of those consequences developing should not be a factor." The analogy demonstrates this point. You are right that it does not show that both parties were aware of the circumstances, but that is not the point.
