RE: A moral situation
May 22, 2017 at 1:28 pm
(This post was last modified: May 22, 2017 at 1:30 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
I dont think its so much that ppl dont understand right and wrong. Its just interesting to talk about *why* certain things are right and wrong.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-effect/
It seems the example of the compost doesn't fall under #1 #3 and #4, which is why we know it's not permissible. We instinctively know this when it comes to the big, obvious things like your example, but when dealing with more extreme, difficult moral situations , the list can be a helpful guideline.
Quote:A person may licitly perform an action that he foresees will produce a good effect and a bad effect provided that four conditions are verified at one and the same time:
1. that the action in itself from its very object be good or at least indifferent;
2. that the good effect and not the evil effect be intended;
3. That the good effect be not produced by means of the evil effect;
4. That there be a proportionately grave reason for permitting the evil effect”
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-effect/
It seems the example of the compost doesn't fall under #1 #3 and #4, which is why we know it's not permissible. We instinctively know this when it comes to the big, obvious things like your example, but when dealing with more extreme, difficult moral situations , the list can be a helpful guideline.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
