In the real world every person performs acts they believe to be justified. If the ends justify the means, then all manner of evil acts can be accommodated. If w

In the real world every person performs acts they believe to be justified. If the ends justify the means, then all manner of evil acts can be accommodated. If we can’t turn and point at the destruction of entire cities with a weapon of unimaginable devastation and say “that is bad”, something is wrong. No ethical system, including Kantian, says it’s better to pick a million dead over 250k. Kant says “you can’t kill 250000 people to save a million, and call yourself righteous”. A man can sell his soul to save his family but the price must be paid.