> Baggers, A Quick Ethics Check

If a white conservative man inserts his penis into a child is he a pedophile or a patriot? And do we imprison pedophiles or protect and defend them?

Ron_Santo_Redux wrote:

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If something is legal, is it okay to do?

Correct. That is the question.

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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ok

OK

adjective
all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control.

Things are OK at the moment.

correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards.

Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?

doing well or in good health; managing adequately.

She's been OK since the operation.

adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable.

The job they did was OK, nothing more.

estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable.

an OK person.

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so then "legal" and "ok" are two different concepts - and any sort of intersection of the meanings would require some sort of context. Legal is formal - "ok" or "all right" would be subjective.

1. If something is legal, is it okay to do?

2. Should the POTUS be held to a higher standard of ethics than the average person?

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Legal is not the same as ethical.

Ethics may vary person to person.

1. If something is legal, is it okay to do?

2. Should the POTUS be held to a higher standard of ethics than the average person?

3. So there is no absolute right and wrong?

This thread didn't go the way Spanky expected

Answer the goddamn question
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1) There isnt a way to answer that question as that is the realm of philosophers and madmen.
Legal does not mean okay. Illegal does not mean bad. Okay to do is subjective. It will vary from person to person.
You arent asking apples to apples comparison. You are asking for apples to avacado comparison.

2) No

3) I never said any such thing. I have done absolutely selfless acts that were undoubtedly good. And I have done things that are unquestionably evil.

If something is legal, but evil, is it okay to do?

Spanky wrote:

If something is legal, but evil, is it okay to do?

Depends on the situation.

I would need a specific scenario.

Who is the victim? How much harm would they suffer? How evil is the act?

Would you and I BOTH agree the act is evil? Would anyone else agree? Not everyone agrees on everything.

You want an answer but cant give a specific scenario. Would a jury agree? Would a priest? Would a junkie?

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Depends on the situation.

I would need a specific scenario.

Who is the victim? How much harm would they suffer? How evil is the act?

Would you and I BOTH agree the act is evil? Would anyone else agree? Not everyone agrees on everything.

You want an answer but cant give a specific scenario. Would a jury agree? Would a priest? Would a junkie?

I can give you my view:

It is not okay to so something evil even if it is legal.

Spanky wrote:

I can give you my view:

It is not okay to so something evil even if it is legal.

Is it evil to kill a scavenger that is eating food from my garden?
It is legal to do so.
It is only trying to eat and survive. But so am I.
Kill or not kill? I assume we both agree that killing is evil?