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Reducing all objections to anything to "disagreement" or "not liking it" is a sure sign of bad faith discussion.
by a_shovel 4y ago
Reducing all objections to anything to "disagreement" or "not liking it" is a sure sign of bad faith discussion.
- gruez 4y agoI'm not claiming that the objections are of equal merit, but a moral/legal system is clearly not going to work on a societal level if it's just going to be "it's fine to disregard the legal system if you think there's a good reason for it".
- a_shovel 4y agoA moral system that doesn't allow one to break the law for any reason, no matter how good the reason is, can hardly be called a moral system at all. Obedience to the state is not a functional moral code.
- gruez 4y ago>Obedience to the state is not a functional moral code. What's your bar for "functional moral code"? More importantly, what makes you think the alternative (ie. "it's okay to break laws if you think there's a Really Good Reason for it") is functional?