I don't find it entirely "obvious" that the post-facto perspective trumps. (Isn't there something important about the normative perspective / standard that applies *at the moment of decision*? And see the final footnote for cases where the post facto perspective might seem outright misleading.)
I don't find it entirely "obvious" that the post-facto perspective trumps. (Isn't there something important about the normative perspective / standard that applies *at the moment of decision*? And see the final footnote for cases where the post facto perspective might seem outright misleading.)
But it at least seems like a reasonable perspective to take, and I agree that (insofar as that's right) it could limit the significance of the killing/non-creation distinction.
I don't find it entirely "obvious" that the post-facto perspective trumps. (Isn't there something important about the normative perspective / standard that applies *at the moment of decision*? And see the final footnote for cases where the post facto perspective might seem outright misleading.)
But it at least seems like a reasonable perspective to take, and I agree that (insofar as that's right) it could limit the significance of the killing/non-creation distinction.