this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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Motivation doesn't matter if he made the right decision.
Motivation is what defines whether or not the decision was "right".
This is your brain on idealism.
If I steal a baby’s lollipop but I have goodwill in my heart then I’m actually doing a kind thing
That baby was an ORANGE CHEETO! Which makes it ok.
Okay, and what motivation do you see for fighting in the Vietnam war do you think he had that is defensible and somehow better than dodging the draft? Even if this ridiculous, anti-materialist take were true it would STILL be aggressively fucking stupid.
If you believe that abortion is murder, are you right to kill doctors that perform abortions? What about maiming them with intent to prevent them from working, or firebombing their clinics? You are, after all, motivated to stop murders.
thank you for gracing us with your wisdom oh learned one. I see now that intentions are the fundamental determiner of ethical action. truly deontology and consequentialism are philosophies of the damned!
in all seriousness please read a book on moral philosophy. there's so much more!
You are my absolute favorite lib, please come back again and teach us more!