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Perhaps you would like to explain what is wrong with morally condemning others when what they did is in fact morally wrong? It's very simple and clear cut: he
by blub 16y ago
Perhaps you would like to explain what is wrong with morally condemning others when what they did is in fact morally wrong?
It's very simple and clear cut: he distorted the truth in order for him to get an advantage and put others at a disadvantage. There is no greater good behind the lie, it's just self-interest.
- nowarninglabel 16y agoMorally wrong by whose standards? Just because you consider it morally wrong, does not make it morally wrong by all standards, or even necessarily by society's standards.
- blub 16y agoMorally wrong by general societal standards such as: * lying is wrong - especially when done with self-serving interests in mind such as in this case. They lied to the other members of the site and he is hiding the truth from the girl. He KNOWS that what he did is wrong and he knows that she would dump him if she found out. * more lying is worse - he now wants to "automate this" So this is a typical case of someone breaking the rules, getting away with it (even getting commended!) and then wanting to break the rules on a larger scale.
- FooBarWidget 16y agoThat's really a short-sighted way of seeing things. If you lie to your sister about her not looking fat in that new dress then that's not morally wrong. If a girl goes into a relationship with you after you used this trick then she still did it willingly.
- sgift 16y agoGeneral societal standards - are you sure? The society I know may tell you that their standard is 'lying is wrong', but societies actions proof the opposite. The whole society works by lies. Sure, they have different names - omission, bluff, exaggeration and so on - but in the end they are still lies and everyone is using them.
- speleding 16y ago"Morally wrong"? As the poet said: all is fair in love and war.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoHe also said "like two peas in a pod" and "where there's smoke there's fire". He was a poet, not a moral authority. I think the gist of the quote is, in love and war folks fall from the path more often than in less important things. Don't think even John Lyly thought it was moral.
- joe_the_user 16y agoPerhaps you would like to explain what is wrong with morally condemning others when what they did is in fact morally wrong? If you read my post closely, I hope you'll find that I objected to the "you don't have to do that, there's an easy other way" part. If the poster had just said, "don't cheat, it may be the only way to win this game but you shouldn't do it, it's wrong", well I'd just pass over that comment entirely.
- rbanffy 16y agoKnowing their targets well and distracting the competition is "morally wrong"? If, for nothing else, the guy stands out for cleverness.