(October 28, 2018 at 10:46 pm)Belaqua Wrote:(October 28, 2018 at 10:37 pm)bennyboy Wrote: I'd like an example of something which is immoral which nobody has negative feelings about.
How about this, as a thought experiment:
A person with no family or friends has died. He was a loner, with no connections.
I have been on a shoplifting spree. I am about to get caught. Instead, I plant evidence that the friendless dead man did all the stealing. He gets the blame, and the police close the case.
My family is happy, because I don't go to jail. I am happy, because I escaped punishment. The dead guy isn't sad, because he's dead. There are no negative feelings.
Have I done a moral thing?
No, you have not. Because deep down, you know what you did was wrong. You failed to take ownership of your own actions, instead blaming them on a dead guy.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
