So
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- Jul 2, 2001
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Originally posted by: Netopia
Originally posted by: So
Did you miss the part in my other post where I said that morality doesn't have to come from a diety? It's wrong because people are rational agents who own their and by extension, it's product: Physical property. Therefore, it's immoral to rob from another because you are in essence enslaving them for their time and in turn, denying that they are a rational agent -- that is, taking away their humanity.
Maybe it is rational, if you were sure you wouldn't be caught (which you can't be, so it wouldn't be rational in reality) but it's still immoral
But aren't morals just opinions too? Usually forced on others who have a different opinion but are fewer in number?
But I guess I was getting at it being irrational, not immoral.
Joe
'Morals' are, unfortunately, an overly broad term. There are some morals that can be called objective -- that all functioning societies have agreed upon and can be demonstrably drawn from the basic conclusion that humans are rational creatures that own their will (murder, theft). Other 'morals' are broader and have been disagreed upon by society, mostly, these 'morals' have been imposed on the people as you describe -- as emotional opinions of a few (see laws on interracial marriges).