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MrBuddyCasino · 2024-01-31 06:58:49

Almost as if "doing the right thing" requires an underlying moral framework.

eli | karma 29331 | avg karma 3.14 · | 2018-04-25 08:47:52

Yes, there is a moral obligation to do the right thing.

frongpik | karma 621 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2021-03-27 10:01:39

Such is the nature of "doing the right thing" - it must be a free will choice. This is not a matter of law, but a matter of maturity of society.

ncmncm | karma 13951 | avg karma 1.02 · | 2020-03-05 21:57:06+00:00

It's a moral imperative.

caconym_ | karma 5197 | avg karma 4.08 · | 2019-10-26 00:12:40

It seems perfectly valid to "moralize" (that word sure has some baggage, doesn't it?) about those who have power exercising it at the expense of those who don't. In fact, I'd expressly encourage it.

Not saying I'm particularly worried in this case, but overall I don't think that "argument" is a very convincing one if we're actually concerned with "doing the right thing".

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alexilliamson | karma 650 | avg karma 2.03 · | 2022-10-12 12:54:54

There is IMO a coherent moral framework that says "this is harming no one"

louwrentius | karma 3866 | avg karma 2.6 · | 2015-04-11 19:10:34+00:00

What is the moral thing to do?

EdwardDiego | karma 9640 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2019-12-13 03:04:04+00:00

There's an implicit moral obligation, surely.

kjs3 | karma 2816 | avg karma 0.96 · | 2020-09-01 06:49:59

It's a moral imperative. :-)

sorokod | karma 4501 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2019-07-17 12:31:35

You say that "to them it maybe very well be the moral thing to do", is that actually the case?

themacguffinman | karma 2204 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2018-04-04 08:24:10

Morally correct?

TimTheTinker | karma 7131 | avg karma 3.4 · | 2022-09-01 17:52:08

It's wise to do what's morally right, regardless of the consequences.

ljw1001 | karma 1330 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2015-12-13 04:38:55+00:00

I hear you, but whether or not something is difficult is orthogonal to whether or not it's morally right. You don't get off the hook because doing the right thing is hard.

lopmotr | karma 422 | avg karma 0.33 · | 2020-06-13 19:52:20+00:00

Isn't that morality though? Doing what's best for the greater good even if it's against their immediate interests?

hsbauauvhabzb | karma 2853 | avg karma 2.03 · | 2024-04-17 10:26:59

Legally correct maybe, but morally?

pibechorro | karma 538 | avg karma 1.99 · | 2022-01-05 07:34:13

100% agree. It's the moral thing.

1121redblackgo | karma 294 | avg karma 3.13 · | 2021-10-06 08:26:49

Sure. Morally what do you think is the right thing to do?

vegancap | karma 658 | avg karma 2.12 · | 2017-07-10 11:53:37+00:00

It may be lawful, but it's not necessarily moral.

sopooneo | karma 2549 | avg karma 2.2 · | 2016-04-20 13:31:32+00:00

If the "right" thing was also the prudent thing, we wouldn't have to make the distinction. Religion and law try to balance out the cost of morality, but in the end, a lot of the world wins by bad behavior, so we will often pay for being good. But we still should.

JoeAltmaier | karma 27896 | avg karma 1.44 · | 2013-12-06 14:18:10+00:00

Huh. That's kind of the definition of a moral act.