Oh sure, in that case it'd be violence. One just would not be aware that they're commiting it - carelessness coupled with ignorance causes much as suf...
That's not what I said. You asked whether something would still be considered violence if physical force was applied in accordance to the would-be vic...
To me those two cannot be seperated. That which is Good or right must be based on truth. That which is wrong must be based on falsehoods or delusions....
We're not living in a world with some violence. For one, only a few decades ago, and perhaps still today, every being on Earth was being threatened wi...
I'm unsure what you're getting at, but if the point you're making is that they're not in control of their actions and desires play no role, then I'd s...
Well, I'd assume they're lying (or equally likely, unaware of what drives them). If they had no interest in the reaction of the victim, and all they w...
Basing the question of whose opinions matter on yet more opinions isn't going to help. I disagree. What was unethical 1,000 years ago is unethical now...
Yes, the stabber must have some desire to stab, no? They must enjoy to inflict pain on others, the reaction of the victim is what gives them pleasure ...
I find neither are a good basis for ethics. Majority opinions have been terribly wrong in their collective judgement countless times. Principle: a fun...
Depends on one's definition of violence. Mine is: to (attempt to) make another act in accordance to one's desires through the use of physical force. A...
We're discussing the means (violence) and not the ends (motivations). I don't think ends can justify means, so one's motivations for choosing violence...
If one believes violence can turn into a right whenever it suits one's desires, then we've entered the typical slippery slope that ends at "might make...
Self-preservation is a futile endeavor, and to sacrifice one's spiritual integrity for it is not an act worth celebrating, but such is my view. I'll y...
Violence is categorically unethical. While in some cases its use may be understandable, that does not change its nature, namely to force someone to ac...
If we imagine two worlds, one in which corporations are free to expand and exploit, and one in which they are curtailed by powerful governments, we wi...
I struggle to think of ways one could find inner peace without some form of truth-seeking. To live in ignorance and delusion will sooner or later caus...
When I can't get my way the answer is always more force, more mandates, to cede more rights to governments. So we can all be safe. My love for power a...
It was, is and always will be authoritarianism - the quintessential ingredient for the worst of mankind's collective behaviors: repression, tyranny, w...
Ought we associate with people who keep dragging out the dead horse of organized religion to use as a punching bag to further our philosophical "enlig...
One person chooses to go vegan, another may visit lonely elders in nursing homes, and yet another donates money to the homeless, etc. What makes one b...
That is an expansive topic, and I don't think it is constructive to branch out our discussion even further. Lets keep this subject for when we have re...
That depends on the outcome. It could be neutral, I suppose. By performing an action that involves another person, we must be able to foresee the cons...
Taking a risk implies one lacks the wisdom and/or power to produce the intended effect and must rely on luck. It cannot be a moral act, thus there's n...
If we take justice to mean what I said it meant: actions that have the well-being of the subject at heart (this is too simple, but it will suffice for...
The question has now become, what constitutes a moral act. This is my idea about that: 1. The intention of the act must be just. What constitutes just...
Depends on what you mean with anti-natalist. I'm not campaigning for people not to have children. I am however seriously considering the possibility t...
The question of whether it was permissable lies solely with whether one was able to accurately determine the desires of the subject. If one did, it wa...
No, not undoubtedly. As I tried to make clear, there must be a conflict of desires or the impression thereof to make it an imposition. In this example...
In case it wasn't clear, the fact that one has to use force to make someone act in accordance with one's desires generally implies conflicting desires...
And the real answer is, I don't know. However, one could use their judgement to assume that Jeff would want one to press the button to pinch him and s...
In practice, it more often translates into discarding ideas that when scrutinized appear unfeasible. Indeed. However, because one will not impose thei...
Ideas can approximate reality to varying degrees, and the closer they approximate reality, the "better" (for the lack of a better term) they are. Obvi...
That dilemma is not all that relevant to me. Whether it's anarchy or oppression, it's the result of the collective behavior of individuals. I can't an...
I would say so. Regulations, when broken, are met with punishments. In the case of state law, when one resists these punishments because, for example,...
One cannot seperate these things, even if one wanted to. One never experiences the external world directly - everything goes through the mind. I state...
All the way! An imposition is the use of force to make an individual act in accordance to one's desires. Force can be physical, it can be verbal, it c...
I explained already: _______________________ Can many people believe the same thing? Sure. I don't see how that is particularly relevant, though. My v...
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