Member: motorfirebox

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MAY 12, 2008 @ 09:54 PM

I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible to lead a morally or ethically good life. If you've never encountered a situation in which there is no 'good' choice, in which you are not forced to compromise your morals and/or your ethics in one way or another because no alternative which is not morally or ethically compromising exists--if you've never had to do wrong because the alternative was worse, then I think you've probably made the morally and ethically reprehensible choice of disassociating yourself from the world almost completely. Which is like refusing to perform triage because you might have to let someone die.

What one should strive for is to view one's choices, good and bad, honestly and with integrity to one's self.

Heavy, possibly even melodramatic material for a blog post, I guess. Some of what I've been discussing on the boards has put me in an odd place.
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Vivian

Vivian

SUICIDEGIRL

Colorado, USA

MAY 12, 2008 10:12 PM

Morality is interesting to ponder.

Tiwaz

Tiwaz

Germany
July 2006

MAY 13, 2008 12:47 AM

There's always an ethical choice. There may be choices where one is no more nor no less ethical than the other (i.e. they are ethically equivalent), but there is always an ethical choice. You may not like it, but that doesn't deny that they are ethical. Also, consider that ethics is a guide to action, if you're discussing a situation without a choice you're not discussing ethics. To act ethically you must have a choice otherwise the notion of ethics is meaningless.

SockPuppet

SockPuppet

I'm lost
July 2006

MAY 13, 2008 05:37 PM

motorfirebox said:
my statement to Shiny Metal Ass was uncalled for and arguably less than true. i apologize for making it. while circumstance--specifically, the disrespect i feel he showed to people who i feel deserve respect--led me to feel pretty angry, that doesn't excuse the inappropriate action i took as a response. i'm a pretty swell guy, once you get to know me.



Dude, you should consider apologising to Shiny_Metal_Ass. Putting an apology in a comment addressed to someone else just doesn't look sincere, somehow. Just saying.

As far as your journal entry goes, I think I probably agree. Though I think you're probably pushing the envelope. "Hard cases make bad law", IIUC.


IDGAS

IDGAS

Jackson Heights, NY
March 2004

MAY 15, 2008 09:00 AM

Stop offering good information it is forcing me to reconsider my view of you wink . FYI I had grown tired of posting information and asking questions only to receive nonsensical replies. If you notice I did not start by calling him a troll it was only after his unresponsive comments that I labeled as such.

BTW Sockpuppet is correct I had missed your apology too. Your comment was one on the things that helped shape my opinion of you.

BTW I cannot be offended by being told STFU I have worked in technology for too many years to be bothered by name calling tongue tongue tongue

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