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minus-squaremad_lentil@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-221 hours agoPointing to a moral horizon in the future where things “balance out” is a tool to dismiss moral distinctions in the current, lived context.
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 hours agoJust because someone making such an argument identifies as a utilitarian doesn’t mean all utilitarians make flimsy arguments.
minus-squaremad_lentil@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoThat’s true, but it’s my answer to the question about how it can be amoral. That’s how.
Pointing to a moral horizon in the future where things “balance out” is a tool to dismiss moral distinctions in the current, lived context.
Just because someone making such an argument identifies as a utilitarian doesn’t mean all utilitarians make flimsy arguments.
That’s true, but it’s my answer to the question about how it can be amoral. That’s how.