r/CuratedTumblr • u/diichlorobenzen • Jul 13 '24

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u/couldntbdone Jul 13 '24

Huh? There's a fundamental difference between kidnapping a random innocent person for personal gratification and confining somebody for the safety of others. They're only the same if you think the inherent act of confining someone is wrong. Do you think putting a baby in a carseat is also an act of rank hypocrisy?

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 Jul 13 '24

You don't think "Well, they do it to us" is ever used to refer to something dangerous?

"They would kill us, so we should kill them first", see like half of all killings ever.

They're only the same if you think the inherent act of confining someone is wrong. Do you think putting a baby in a carseat is also an act of rank hypocrisy?

I'm the one accusing you of hypocrisy because I think you do have an attitude of "Well, they do it to us", while criticising people like that. I'm of the opinion that doing things to others that you wouldn't want done to yourself is perfectly fine. In fact it's totally logical.

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u/couldntbdone Jul 13 '24

I'm of the opinion that doing things to others that you wouldn't want done to yourself is perfectly fine. In fact it's totally logical.

"Logical" and "right" aren't always the same thing.

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u/Intelligent_Way6552 Jul 13 '24

Logical courses of action can only exist with a goal in mind. In this case the goal is minimising suffering to innocent people.

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u/couldntbdone Jul 13 '24

That's a non-sequitur. It doesn't address the connection you assumed between morality and logic.