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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 3:09 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: "Try telling that to a judge after you're charged with murder."

The court does not decide whether or not murder is immoral, the court only decides whether or not your guilty of murder.

And then it throws you in jail for it if you are. Society condemns murder, herein lies the enforced morality.
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RE: Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality? - by Excited Penguin - May 8, 2016 at 3:49 pm
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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