Also, you shouldn't confuse physical violence with verbal abuse because it leads to ethical dilemmas. They differ qualitatively as was proven in the classic line: "sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me". — Merkwurdichliebe
Therefore, if morality comes from something external to agents, then the question is meaningless because no agent deserves moral consideration. — Hello Human
Where I work, no one is considered indispensable. There's a long queue of people willing and able to fill my and my colleagues' shoes. No one precious I'm afraid; my organization is just a giant machine run with replaceable parts - if I "malfunction", the company simply recruits another person with the same qualifications and experience. — Agent Smith
Therefore, should it not follow that something besides a moral agent could conduct or inform our morality? (e.g we are all the same based on the universe, or based on death, therefore everyone is equal) — john27
No one considered, or does not appear, indispensable? In fact, after they fired you, they proceeded to recruit someone with the same qualifications and experience...That would denote a form of preciousness, in my opinion — john27
If you say that we are all equal because we all must conform to God's will, then we are all equal in duty. — Hello Human
moral consideration is actually useless in that case. If you have your own responsibilities and rights to some external source of morality, why care about other people at all ? Wouldn't it be more rational to look after your own moral worth only ? — Hello Human
I realized a job is kinda like a relationship. It takes a whole lot of blood, sweat, and tears (hyperbole) to keep the flame of desire burning. One has to constantly reinvent oneself for your employer to pull out the golden handcuffs. — Agent Smith
Not necessarily, because in that respect I could not differentiate myself from others, morally. I'd be treating everyone how I would treat myself. — john27
How are you handling your task of brushing the teeth of 7 billion people every morning and after each meal? Or, more literally to the word, if you buy a chocolate bar to treat yourself, each time you muster up enough dough to buy seven billion chocolate bars, one for everyone? :-) — god must be atheist
How do you square that with the classic line, “The pen is mightier than the sword”? because written words are more potent than spoken ones? as in the classic line “Say it, forget it; write it, regret it”? — Leghorn
Still, I’d rather have sticks and stones thrown at me than be thrust through with a sword. After all, when Steven was stoned, the Bible says he fell asleep.
A pen is not properly classified as a weapon (like a sword), so nobody expects to be stabbed in the neck with one. — Merkwurdichliebe
I sometimes fall asleep when I get stoned also. — Merkwurdichliebe
Well, if we are all equal in duty, or something else, I don't necessarily see how that would belittle an equality of moral consideration. For example, death is sure to come to all, so why treat others differently? — john27
Treating others the same in that case would be out of empathy, not out of their actual moral worth. — Hello Human
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