Say it were implemented in this world and you could say anything you like (written, spoken, signed whatever) to anyone who can hear/read/see it. What kind of problems could that create and are there any ways to resolve them without limiting that absolute free speech?

Could it even create unsolvable logical errors? E.g an omnipotent god can’t create a stone too heavy for itself to lift. Maybe there are similar things with absolute free speech.

  • The second one, I don’t see why you shouldn’t be allowed to do that. Travel by plane is by far the safest form of transport. The TSA is actually like 90% ineffective. I mean if you do actually make a joke like that they’ll tackle you to the ground and most likely shoot you but let’s not let reality get in the way of a good philosophical discussion.

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      Shouting “bomb” in the airport should be allowed because TSA is bad at their job? So if TSA were good it shouldn’t be allowed? I’m not sure I follow your reasoning.

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          Would you not be evoking the “boy cries wolf” scenario? With absolute free speech, there’s no deterrent to a willingful false alarm. Anybody could scream “bomb” or “fire” and maybe the first 3 times there’d be a response, but do you think there should always be a response? If so, wouldn’t pulling away security personnel from the posts reduce security in that specific area? And if not, what do you expect should happen when someone sees an actual bomb and how would their notification be discerned from a fake one without checking it out?

          I’m not convinced that because it’s bad now that it can’t get worse.