Couple of problems I have with that.
One, there are a shit load of "generally speakings" in there. Pain is too general a concept to be considered as moral or immoral. Pain simply is. If I have a migraine it's not immoral.
The act of inflicting pain is closer, but even then the complications are Legion. What of People like a good spanking? Or when I stick an inch or so of needle into someone's ankle?
So perhaps we should make our objective standard harm rather than pain. But again we run into difficulties. If stab you in they eye is that immoral? Not if you are trying to do the same to me?
I'm not sure baseline facts we know for certainty is a fair way to describe concepts like harm or pain, there are too many riders and amendments necessary to make them the determinant factors.
Even life or death is a bit hazy. What of taking one life to save another? Or, and here's the fun bit, what of perspective. If I tell you that ending one life will save two, is it moral to take that life? What if the one life is an elderly terminally I'll patient and the two lives saved are kids in need of transplants?
To me an objective moral code needs to be applicable in all circumstances and by all people. Can you give me such a code?
One, there are a shit load of "generally speakings" in there. Pain is too general a concept to be considered as moral or immoral. Pain simply is. If I have a migraine it's not immoral.
The act of inflicting pain is closer, but even then the complications are Legion. What of People like a good spanking? Or when I stick an inch or so of needle into someone's ankle?
So perhaps we should make our objective standard harm rather than pain. But again we run into difficulties. If stab you in they eye is that immoral? Not if you are trying to do the same to me?
I'm not sure baseline facts we know for certainty is a fair way to describe concepts like harm or pain, there are too many riders and amendments necessary to make them the determinant factors.
Even life or death is a bit hazy. What of taking one life to save another? Or, and here's the fun bit, what of perspective. If I tell you that ending one life will save two, is it moral to take that life? What if the one life is an elderly terminally I'll patient and the two lives saved are kids in need of transplants?
To me an objective moral code needs to be applicable in all circumstances and by all people. Can you give me such a code?
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
Sith code
