RE: Atheism and Ethics
July 17, 2024 at 10:03 am
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2024 at 10:05 am by Lucian.)
Suffering is certainly a consequence of many acts that are deemed immoral but not all. If I lie to you about something inconsequential, it will not cause suffering but would still be seen by many people to be immoral depending on the context. It could be said that if people lied too often about things then trust would break down and that could lead to wider issues, but it doesn’t seem that suffering is the key there
Similarly, incest that could not result in a baby would still seem to be immoral to many, but there is no suffering
Not saying that you don’t have a point; but just that it is too narrow a point
Similarly, incest that could not result in a baby would still seem to be immoral to many, but there is no suffering
Not saying that you don’t have a point; but just that it is too narrow a point