RE: Law versus morality
September 1, 2018 at 5:56 pm
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2018 at 6:00 pm by Whateverist.)
Nonetheless under a representatively responsive government shouldn't we expect the law to essentially represent a moral consensus?
I agree with this but I think morality should be as minimally intrusive as possible. In the best of all possible worlds people would pursue their interests without dwelling on what anyone ought to do. I prefer that morality as well as the law emphasize what is forbidden over what is praiseworthy. Otherwise we'll all end up sounding like MK.
(September 1, 2018 at 5:55 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:
This really says it all. There are moral issues that the law has no business enforcing. There are laws that have nothing to do with morality. Then there are places where the two overlap.
This issue is further confused by the fact that Christians fucked up the word morality for all of us by calling perfectly moral behaviors immoral. But I digress....
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I agree with this but I think morality should be as minimally intrusive as possible. In the best of all possible worlds people would pursue their interests without dwelling on what anyone ought to do. I prefer that morality as well as the law emphasize what is forbidden over what is praiseworthy. Otherwise we'll all end up sounding like MK.
