Reply #152: Oh, it's not difficult to comprehend [View All]

[Pithlet]

It's also not difficult to pick apart. Of course there are certain things that it is important to hold an absolute moral judgment against. Like torture, per your example, because there are no arguable benefits.

But, stealing is always equally wrong no matter what doesn't hold up as acceptable because there are certain circumstances which mitigate, even if they don't excuse.

But, really, what it comes down to is, I'm not justifying their behavior. I'm not even saying they shouldn't be punished for it. I'm saying that I just don't understand condemning them for it, and doing so from the comfort of your own home. Yeah, stealing is wrong. But to completely ignore the circumstances around it and not allow any of it to mitigate your own personal judgment is a form of moral rigidity that I abhor. No one needs to torture to survive.