Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke
by pavanky on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @07:27PM
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Something being legal doesnt mean it was moral.
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Re:Chuck Feeney Is Now Officially Broke
by sokoloff on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @07:56PM
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True. They’re not entirely independent though.
Society has made murder, theft, and rape illegal largely because of a fairly broad-based agreement that those are immoral.
Where there isn’t broad agreement on morality, I would prefer to avoid passing laws to regulate behavior and allow choice. (Roe v Wade/abortion being just one crystal clear case of this tension which I believe is generally best resolved in favor of individual freedom. I am free to follow my own morals where they are stricter than the law; I do not force others to follow them.)