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enternationalist t1_iyngww6 wrote

Reply to comment by cutelyaware in How to solve moral problems with formal logic and probability by beforesunset1010

Huh? You've never changed your mind on what you think is morally acceptable??

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cutelyaware t1_iyokehg wrote

I've had new situations come to light that cause me to rethink my proper responses to moral questions, but I can't think of anything that changed my morality. For example I still think that it should be a woman's right to choose abortion, but I've come to believe that pro-life people have a point.

How have you changed your morality?

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enternationalist t1_iyq1glb wrote

How is changing your answer to a moral question distinct from your morality changing? Per your own definition, your sense of right and wrong has shifted to give you a different answer.

I used to believe making others happy as a priority was the moral choice, now I think people should generally be more self centered. I used to oppose any sort of violence; now I believe it is sometimes necessary or justified. By what definition are these not a change in morality?

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cutelyaware t1_iyq2kx1 wrote

I suppose it's fine to call such a shift a movement in one's morality.

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VitriolicViolet t1_iyt3hz2 wrote

not that i can think of.

personally everything is morally permissible in context (no system of morality ever conceived actually works, any system that has inflexible rules is destined to failure ie is genocide always wrong? if a nation tries to genocide you and will not stop no matter what, collectively, then surely killing them all is morally correct?).

theft, murder, lies, all are moral in certain scenarios.

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enternationalist t1_iyt85ro wrote

Sure, but changing your mind about scenarios they are acceptable in counts.

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