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> I still strongly feel that I don't have to follow laws that I find immoral or unethical. I am not sure this is good. I think that is definitely good. If ever
by ssalka 7y ago
> I still strongly feel that I don't have to follow laws that I find immoral or unethical. I am not sure this is good.
I think that is definitely good. If everyone followed laws simply because "it's the law" then no one would ever think critically about whether those laws were morally justifiable or not, or if they did they would shrug it off because "breaking the law is wrong". But such questions are important to ask, and while it may be impractical for _everybody_ to do so, I'm glad there are people like me & you that pay attention to whether the law is actually making the world better or not.
(obviously, determining whether a law is ethical or not can be very tricky; you can't just go around breaking laws because you don't agree with them - there needs to be e.g. clear moral ground indicating that there is some collective thought that the law is immoral/unethical)
- darawk 7y agoOn the other hand, if everyone follows only the laws they think are moral, you're going to have to accept the civil disobedience of those that disagree with you as well.
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- FroshKiller 7y agoYou’ll have to accept it either way.
- ssalka 7y agoHealthy part of a free society!