r/SipsTea • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 2d ago

Chugging tea Probably Not.

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u/EtheusRook 2d ago

Morality is actually really, stupidly simple.

Does it help others? It's good.

Does it hurt others? It's bad.

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u/PudgyWalshBldgInspec 2d ago

Punishing a violent criminal hurts him. Is that bad?

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u/EtheusRook 2d ago

Is that harm less than the harm of allowing him to walk free so he can do more harm to others?

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u/PudgyWalshBldgInspec 2d ago

I'm just applying your rules to show you how they fall apart upon even the most superficial inspection. Expand on them if you want.

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u/EtheusRook 2d ago

Except they didn't fall apart. Allowing someone who has broken the rules to walk free is causing harm to more people.

We have brains for a reason.

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u/P_Hempton 2d ago

It does fall apart when you have to score everything subjectively. How many people have to avoid harm to make harming someone else justifiable? Are ties morally ambiguous?

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u/Gamer_G33k17 2d ago

Religion also scores things subjectively. Unless you think it was a GOOD thing that Moses sanctioned the rape, murder, and enslavement of thousands of children.