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> Its not illegal. Fulfilling your basic legal obligations is not the definition of integrity, and often the two are at odds.
by 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.