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mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 1 week agoPointing to a moral horizon in the future where things morally “balance out” is a tool to dismiss moral distinctions in the current, lived context.
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mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 1 week agoPointing to a moral horizon in the future where things morally “balance out” is a tool to dismiss moral distinctions in the current, lived context.
tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 week ago
Just because someone making such an argument identifies as a utilitarian doesn’t mean all utilitarians make flimsy arguments.
mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
That’s true, but it’s my answer to the question about how it can be amoral. That’s how.