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Seems like you're missing the point. They're not comparing the morality of minimizing tax liabilities to harvesting human organs, they're using an extreme examp
by root_axis 7y ago
Seems like you're missing the point. They're not comparing the morality of minimizing tax liabilities to harvesting human organs, they're using an extreme example of an obviously immoral act to demonstrate that morality isn't a function of legality.
- trentnix 7y ago“Obviously immoral” - the ChiComs disagree. https://www.foxnews.com/world/organ-harvesting-china-survivors-victims https://www.foxnews.com/world/organ-harvesting-china-survivo...
- root_axis 7y agoThey don't disagree, otherwise they would openly embrace the practice instead of shrouding it in secrecy.
- trentnix 7y agoSo the whims and popular beliefs of the masses decide what’s moral and immoral? If tomorrow society embraces organ harvesting from loving children, is it suddenly ok? Or is it always wrong irrespective of public opinion? If law doesn’t tell us what’s moral and immoral, what does?
- root_axis 7y agoWhat are you talking about? I did not imply in any way that popularity determines morality. I stated that organ harvesting is obviously immoral, you made the suggestion that committing an immoral act means that the perpetrator believes the act is moral, I am simply refuting that fallacious argument with the point that China concealing the act shows us that they are aware it is immoral.