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I want to murder someone I’m mad at today, and I should do it because I’m ignoring hypothetical future repercussions? Yes that’s hyperbole but the point stands
by malux85 3y ago
I want to murder someone I’m mad at today, and I should do it because I’m ignoring hypothetical future repercussions?
Yes that’s hyperbole but the point stands, delaying instant gratification on impulses, individual tactics, individual strategic and societal level is a hallmark of a stable society encouraging conscientiousness.
- shortcake27 3y agoIf you murder someone, the repercussions are not hypothetical; they are very real. The OPs scenario is hypothetical because we cannot know effect this will have on their future employment. You are arguing against something I never said.
- qawwads 3y agoRepercussions should not be what keeps you from murdering someone anyway. It shows you're still on stage 1 on Lawrence Kohlberg's scale of moral development [0]. I don't think your argument is valid for most people. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg%27s_stages_of_moral_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg%27s_stages_o...