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Well, this kind of relative thinking brings us to another question that has not much to do with this topic. Should laws be followed or not? Is it morally valid
by alberich 15y ago
Well, this kind of relative thinking brings us to another question that has not much to do with this topic.
Should laws be followed or not? Is it morally valid to do ilegal stuff because one believes that the law is wrong?
I'm adept of respecting law and trying to change it through our representatives.
Now if you fight the government, the government will fight back, and innocent people get killed in the process (by both sides).
So the question "are we all bad guys?" depends very much on what you believe that is morally correct.
I appologise for being so absolutist, when moral is the topic nothing is universal.
ps. and I know, I'm sorry, my english skills suck :)
- learc83 15y ago> Is it morally valid to do ilegal stuff because one believes that the law is wrong? I say yes with absolute conviction. If the law is immoral, it is immoral to follow it. This is an extreme example, but it supports my position--It was illegal to harbor Jews during the Nazi's reign. If, in Germany in 1939, you turned in your neighbor for harboring Jews, you were most definitely acting immorally, and your lawbreaking neighbor was acting morally.