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Lying is a sin, right?
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<blockquote data-quote="Beechwell" data-source="post: 54604535" data-attributes="member: 249017"><p>Every system of values needs some way to determine which values take precedence in case of conflicts between them. Some kind of hierarchy, which values (or cammandments) are most important, and which are less so.</p><p>I think one problem of Chrisitan (and probably all religious) morality is that there is not clear official rule which values are more important, so everyone can construct a hierarchy as he sees fit. </p><p>Although especially in Christianity I think love your yourself and your "neighbours" is considered the most important commandment. So in the SS example, I think lying about the refugees is in this case more in the spirit of loving your neighbour (and probably loving yourself, too).</p><p></p><p>In my personal ethics, I would say that lying is as a rule less harmful to people (and society) than directly and severely endangering the well being of fellow humans, so the answer would be the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beechwell, post: 54604535, member: 249017"] Every system of values needs some way to determine which values take precedence in case of conflicts between them. Some kind of hierarchy, which values (or cammandments) are most important, and which are less so. I think one problem of Chrisitan (and probably all religious) morality is that there is not clear official rule which values are more important, so everyone can construct a hierarchy as he sees fit. Although especially in Christianity I think love your yourself and your "neighbours" is considered the most important commandment. So in the SS example, I think lying about the refugees is in this case more in the spirit of loving your neighbour (and probably loving yourself, too). In my personal ethics, I would say that lying is as a rule less harmful to people (and society) than directly and severely endangering the well being of fellow humans, so the answer would be the same. [/QUOTE]
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