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If someone suggests that they think in morally gray manner, doesn't it signal to everyone around them that they're morally suspicious? >"Do you think it's alri
by threatofrain 6y ago
If someone suggests that they think in morally gray manner, doesn't it signal to everyone around them that they're morally suspicious?
>"Do you think it's alright that police are getting killed?"
> "Well, let's think about the details, as the situation can be complex or even gray..."
You might say this is a stupid and sparse example, but well, let's think about it... for many people instinctual morality is their primary way of relating to the world. If you suggest you have an intellectual and distinctive approach to morality, what does that mean? Does that moral distinction mean moral superiority, arrogance, or moral alienation?
- AlexTWithBeard 6y agoSure. Let's think about it: - could it have been prevented? At what cost? - what are the other options? I wish, but often the alternative to people suffering is even more people suffering - once the shit happened, how do we mitigate the situation?
- formercoder 6y agoI’m talking more about making moral judgements without adequate information or analysis. I’m not saying that morality is not absolute.
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- wonder_er 6y agoHeh. This was a brilliant comment. The others who have responded to your comment have unconsciously proven the truth of what you're suggesting. They are 'well-actually'-ing your question, which proves that they don't have don't have an instinctive 'of course it is wrong that police are being killed' reaction, which now eliminates credibility with the group they're hoping to influence. I think MLK would have said "of course it's not alright that police are getting killed." He would have followed up with a salient point about police brutality, of course.