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Can't assume they don't have integrity. They might just have different moral values. I would gladly implement this any day. Its not illegal.
by matz1 7y ago
Can't assume they don't have integrity. They might just have different moral values.
I would gladly implement this any day. Its not illegal.
- microcolonel 7y ago> Its not illegal. Fulfilling your basic legal obligations is not the definition of integrity, and often the two are at odds.
- matz1 7y agowhat is your definition of integrity ?
- jedberg 7y agoIntegrity -- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. The definition of integrity requires honesty. Do you think it is honest to tell people "there are 38 rooms left" when you know 38 is a random number? The definition also requires you to act morally. Do you think that anything legal is moral, and vice versa? Slavery was legal. German extermination camps were legal. Were these moral? Smoking weed is illegal. Is it immoral?
- matz1 7y agoMorality is subjective, according to my moral framework, telling people there are 38 room left, if I'm the business owner and the benefit > cost then yes. Same thing with slavery, extermination camp, weed. To some people these are moral.
- stouset 7y agoFrankly speaking, your moral framework needs work. Sincerely, the rest of society.
- matz1 7y agoIts normal. You may disagree with my morality and me or other people may as well disagree with your morality, whatever that is.
- apta 7y agoOut of curiosity, are you an atheist/agnostic?
- stouset 7y agoAny moral framework that attempts to justify outright lying in order to obtain personal gain at others' expense is not only not normal, it is also indefensible.
- matz1 7y agoNormal as in I don't expect everyone will agree. There is no moral framework that everyone will agree anyway. Whether its indefensible or not, is matter of your preference/personal value.
- exergy 7y agoBrother, you need to grow the fuck up. Right now, you're coming across as one of those try-hard college students on a 'Rationality Rulez' bender. Morality is subjective but not in the manner you're describing. It's not arbitrary. Our values are conjured out of thin air but for reasons that DO involve the betterment of humanity. Slavery isn't subjective, and extermination camps sure as hell are not either.
- matz1 7y agoSometimes is not, some people values does not involve the betterment of society. Unless you claim everyone think alike. How is slavery or extermination camps not subjective? The slave owner may think slavery is good thing but the slaves may think its horrible.
- plurple 7y agoIt is almost certainly illegal. The use of falsified facts in an advertisement is illegal.
- matz1 7y ago>almost That it mean not illegal ?
- ArnoVW 7y agoThe dictionary definition of fraud: wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
- ben509 7y ago> They might just have different moral values. This is why "values" is a terrible word to use to describe morals. Values are subjective things like modesty or frugality. Those are values, because how you dress or spend your money generally have consequences only to yourself. Something becomes immoral when it deprives another person of their inalienable rights; it causes them harm. Others' rights aren't subject to negotiation, that's what "inalienable" means. That one can often get away with bullying or lying might make it seem like it's just a personal choice. That is, until people get fed up with it and hold that person to account for their actions.
- matz1 7y agoSame thing with morality, its subjective. There are no such thing as inalienable rights. Every right has to be earned and fight for.
- cgriswald 7y agoOne of the ways you earn and fight for those rights is by not claiming they don’t exist. There are already enough people in the world who think you don’t deserve those rights. Best to keep the goal posts far away and convince as many others as you can that that’s where they belong.
- matz1 7y agoYes, any rights exist because someone earn it or fight for it. Its not just given from god or something.
- ben509 7y agoAnd yet tribes and nations that recognize and protect inalienable rights are consistently able to defeat those that assume the strong should have power over the weak. The reason being that individuals living in societies with inalienable rights feel they have more worth fighting for, and they are more industrious and able to build robust trust networks. None of that is subjective, it's all how the universe works, so, yes, you could plausibly attribute it to God or any kind of creator.