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As an abstract argument, this is an intellectual dead end, if "having a moral opinion" is to be a thing. As a concrete argument specifically dealing with Qatar
by dTal 4y ago
As an abstract argument, this is an intellectual dead end, if "having a moral opinion" is to be a thing.
As a concrete argument specifically dealing with Qatar, there is a very long list of pragmatic reasons why the death penalty for adultery is Bad, assuming reasonable terminal values like "happiness is good".
- dotancohen 4y agoThere are even more pragmatic reasons why discouraging adultery, even on penalty of death, is Good. For instance, knowing for certain who your parents and who their parents are, in areas with little possibility of inter-family interaction and thus the real need to prevent inbreeding. Not to talk about preventing the spread of disease where medical care is not available. This, in addition to the absolute impossibility of raising a child without a father in a tent while tending to the herd and fields all day.