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It's a bit harder when you are still feeling the effects of prior decisions. For example, in the case of Native American tribes and their land, Americans have forcibly deported them, relegated them into small areas, and ultimately took away their sovereignty. "Get over it" doesn't mean much when...

How is this ethics or morality?

Pearl Jam? I only find the song interesting because the vocals are different from most Pearl Jam songs and that it wasn't released as a single and was immensely popular. I don't find much philosophical content in this song beyond "we were horrible people throughout history, we continue to be...

Because history has told us that accepting and promoting religion and die-hard universal grand narratives has taught us that social order and peace results... oh wait. It doesn't.

But Jay didn't indicate he had one on, unless I missed a post.

I would honestly consider the possibility that you got trolled. The mother makes it less likely to be so, but I personally know people (my Mom's side of the family and a couple of my friends) who would do this just to get a kick out of it. I'm not entirely sure what tipped them off that you...

There are normative statements and descriptive statements. It's important to understand the distinction.

The existence of places that cannot be reasonably reached does not diminish the moral imperative caused by the existence of places that can be reasonably reached.

Please read the argument I present slightly later then.

Aren't you interested, then, if you are failing your moral duties that you will be held accountable for? All I'm doing is presenting an argument for morality, one I'm not even sure is true or not.

What does communism or socialism have to do with discussing our personal moral obligations or the argument I presented? 1) We are morally obligated to save the drowning child, even though it cost us 30 dollars and everyone else could have done the same. 2) There are currently people dying of...

Please stop personal attacks. You completely missed the point of his statement. People have limited resources and wherever those resources go could go somewhere else. There is a level of taxation where people stop trying as hard, and thus hurt the economy. This is particularly problematic if...

I'll slightly disagree and say that somebody who leaves a child to die when they could have easily saved the child is a worse person than someone who cheats on their loved one, but that distinction is irrelevant to the discussion. Here's a list of of questions: 1) Is it irrelevant to your...

Of course, but this is a question of the person and what they believe. Underneath a good portion of ethical systems, it would seem you are required to do so. Even if it is not morally required (for example, some define "morally obligated" as "we can use coercive force to make you do the action...

Allow me to present the version of the argument I know: Imagine that you work an hourly wage job and your route to work involves you walking by a public pool. Today, as you walk by, you see a child drowning in the pool. Without help, the child will die. Four other people are around the child...

Because this is the ethics and morality board of an internet forum and what Strivax is arguing is effectively Peter Singer's argument on world poverty: that, given the average western (particularly in wealthier countries like America) person's wealth and lifestyle versus our commonly held moral...

One's needs are ongoing. A simple one time chunk of capital does not address this. You effectively are arguing for a very healthy lump sum stimulus package, which I'm not quite sure works in most situations. For example, owning a plot of land is useless if you cannot do anything with it. Sure, I...

Generally, these things are good, but there are a couple problems when it comes to politicians or people whose power comes from popular appeal. When a politician changes sides on an issue, they often give off the air that the decision is tactical/strategic and not about belief.

So socialism.

Stop setting up false dichotomies. I find the liberal vs. conservative outlook to be restrictive and pretty much is a classic example of taking someone and boxing them in with preconceived labels. If we're going to label people, use the four-sided political spectrum (libertarian/authoritarian...