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> what is a morally unacceptable debate? I'm surprised that people here do not understand this point. Here some by-the-book examples that are used in ethics 10
by goodpoint 5y ago
> what is a morally unacceptable debate?
I'm surprised that people here do not understand this point. Here some by-the-book examples that are used in ethics 101:
"what is the best way to kill grandma?" "what is a reasonable price to buy a slave?"
If you find murder or slavery immoral you are simply unable to debate on this questions because they imply acceptance of the premise.
You can, of course, express your disagreement on the whole debate.
> I see no winning outcome in making it a taboo
This has nothing to do with a taboo. It's a completely different thing.
- NikolaNovak 5y agoI've taken Philosophy 101 and Ethics 101 (admittedly not much further), and I've never found an inkling that discussion/debate itself is immoral; I don't even know how you'd consider an idea, to label it as moral or immoral, without, you know, considering and debating it (internally or externally). I can debate the best way to kill grandma; I will even find it intellectually stimulating; heck, I just spent a few minutes now that you brought it up pondering that (it's the whole "don't think of pink Elephant" schtick:); without in any way implying acceptance of the premise, condoning the action, or considering actually doing it. Does your brain work different? Can you disentangle a concept and idea from action and emotion? I don't feel you're making your point persuasively, or the choice of phrasing may be ambiguous.