• Archangel
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    13 days ago

    Motivation is what defines whether or not the decision was “right”.

    • Blakey [he/him]
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      3 days ago

      Okay, and what motivation do you see for fighting in the Vietnam war do you think he had that is defensible and somehow better than dodging the draft? Even if this ridiculous, anti-materialist take were true it would STILL be aggressively fucking stupid.

    • Abracadaniel [he/him]
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      thank you for gracing us with your wisdom oh learned one. I see now that intentions are the fundamental determiner of ethical action. truly deontology and consequentialism are philosophies of the damned!

      in all seriousness please read a book on moral philosophy. there’s so much more!

    • fox [comrade/them]
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      203 days ago

      If you believe that abortion is murder, are you right to kill doctors that perform abortions? What about maiming them with intent to prevent them from working, or firebombing their clinics? You are, after all, motivated to stop murders.