(November 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm)Saerules Wrote:solarwave Wrote:Yeah because they are unjust, but they are unjust because certain things are wrong and certain things are right (ie: an absolute moral law).No, they are unjust because they are unfair. Fairness is when one receives what they deserve... unfairness is when they receive more or less than they deserve. Of course, what one deserves is subjective, just like morals... but they are not essentially related. Eg: Say that murdering people is immoral... but a war medal is what your hero deserves for committing this immoral act.
But how do you know what someone deserves? For me I say murder is wrong not killing. A war hero only deserves a medal if it was justified killing or because it is set out in law that he must be given a medal. If it is because of law it isn't fairness, its just following a cold hard law. If it is because he was a 'good' hero and the killings were justifed then in comes morality to have to explain it.
But I may have got what you were saying wrong lol
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