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Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality?

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Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality?
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RE: Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality?
May 8, 2016 at 11:37 am
(May 8, 2016 at 11:32 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Let me re-phrase, since it seems I buggered up the point:  Is a particular action more or less moral because of the motivation of the actor?

Boru

My first instinct conflicts with my logical brain.

The moral wrong they committed was equivalent. One act was selfish and the other selfless, and an act of survival. I can't blame person 2 and would probably do the same thing.

A very good thought exercise.
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RE: Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality? - by Mermaid - May 8, 2016 at 11:37 am
RE: Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality? - by deleteduser12345 - May 11, 2016 at 9:44 am
RE: Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality? - by deleteduser12345 - May 11, 2016 at 2:01 pm

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