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Re:The Case Against Octopus Farming by sachdevap on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @09:38PM (#20631310)
Morals are not decided by a democratic majority. Nor do ethical beliefs need to stem from a higher authority. You can have consistent principles independent of either.
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Re:The Case Against Octopus Farming by matz1 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @09:43PM (#20631333)
Moral are decided by the whoever can force other (persuasively or physically) to conform to their morality. Democratic majority often get to decided the morality because there is strength in numbers.
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