(February 7, 2017 at 10:42 pm)pool the great Wrote:Quote:"Two wrongs make a right" is a fallacy of relevance, in which an allegation of wrongdoing is countered with a similar allegation. Its antithesis, "two wrongs don't make a right", is a proverb used to rebuke or renounce wrongful conduct as a response to another's transgression.
Can two wrongs ever make a right? The underlying question is whether it is moral to sacrifice morals for the greater good.
Killing terrorists can be said as an example. You're countering a wrong with another wrong which results in a right.
Is it moral? You could consider any act that results in a positive outcome as an act that could be considered moral. However, this leads to a slippery slope where systematically killing humans to control overpopulation becomes a moral act.
Thoughts?
That depends on how you define wrong for each of the two supposed wrongs.
