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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by naasking on Friday October 13, 2017 @11:20AM (#15466459)
> Only if you live in a moral vacuum.

Utilitarianism is a perfectly valid moral theory. Not all ethics are deontological.

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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by mcguire on Friday October 13, 2017 @04:13PM (#15468893)
The utilitarian case isn't as clear-cut as you seem to think it is.
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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by naasking on Friday October 13, 2017 @04:55PM (#15469169)
Deontological ethics aren't clear-cut either. That's why ethics is still philosophy and not science.
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