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Trying to force your morals on other people (by claiming they are absolute) makes the world a worse place.
by pka 10y ago
Trying to force your morals on other people (by claiming they are absolute) makes the world a worse place.
- protomyth 10y agoSociety does it all the time, that's why no murder and stealing are pretty much the first laws people make. Trying not to cause pain does not make the world a worse place.
- sheepdestroyer 10y agoRight to life is self evident while property's is not. "La Propriété est elle juste?" - Proudhon
- wfo 10y agoActually, that's not quite the case. Every society has a law like "no murder -- except sometimes, when you can". And a law like "no stealing -- except sometimes, when you can". And sometimes trying not to cause pain does make the world a worse place. Would you have police officers try their hardest to avoid causing pain? Criminals feel quite a bit of pain when they are incarcerated. Nothing in the world is ever so simple as you suggest.