(September 27, 2021 at 2:29 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: You seemed to be saying that the life of a recreational torturer/murderer is valued less than that of other people. I’m fine with that bit. But where we differ is that you’re saying society should be structured so as to allow the individual to maximize their own well-being and happiness. Under such a system there could be no wrong-doers.
Boru
No, that was not my position. A system that allows EACH individual the ability to maximize their own well-being and happiness automatically eliminates the possibility of allowing that happiness to be achieved by removing other's people's similar ability. That would be a contradiction.
The type of freedom I'm talking about is a blend of socialism and personal freedoms. I don't think they are incompatible.
