Ethics of Uncertainty
The Ethics of Uncertainty
Dictate that one must
Judge every dilema with open eyes and an open heart
One must not commit crimes in the name of preconceptions
One must treat life with great ernestness
Yet one must always retain a sense of humour
And an ironic self regard
One must have as few certainties as one can manage and still be sane
I am certain that it is wrong to harm children
But what about children who harm children
What to do about the Bulger killers
Uncertainty re enters
One must be modest
And careful about throwing the first stone
But one cannot wait for God to save the weak
I will stop now
As I am not sure enough to say much more
We can be more sure of some things than others
All humans are capable of being buggers
E J Povey 2013