#morality

#morality

Anger does not prove that something is unfair. People can be angry about fair situations or unfavorable situations that are not as unfair as they desire.

As children, we are taught, by parents and supportive adults which behaviors are expected to navigate our society successfully. One aspect of this learning includes adopting societal norms and a moral code that determines when interactions and situations are deemed "right" and "wrong."

On Monday, Liz Kendall laid out her measures to try to mitigate the rebellion on her own backbenches that could have sunk the welfare bill at second reading. Labour MPs wrestled with their consciences as they sought a way to salve their conscience by voting for the concessions offered on the welfare bill, despite their moral implications.

The trolley problem illustrates that both action and inaction carry moral weight, highlighting the complexities of utilitarianism and the ambiguity in decision-making.

Alexander Pope's satire warns against seeking virtue at the royal court, suggesting that one must be wary of the moral character of advisers.

In Armstrong's universe, tech is never morally in the black, and the people who create it are no better than despots—inept ones, at that.

However, on the other hand, if I'm being honest, it was extremely gratifying to see my sister finally get a taste of her own medicine.

Religion, too, may have evolved as a cultural innovation to address the problem of norm enforcement. Early religious systems invoked supernatural agents who monitored behavior.

The definition of 'assassination' can be debated, but it aims to achieve a political, economic, or ideological end and raises moral questions about its justification.

Every single character in The Handmaid's Tale is in a compromising struggle for survival - good people do bad things, and evil people make redemptive choices.

When you really look at it, you're pretty much dead already. - Shane Walsh, The Walking Dead

"As you can tell, I never forgot that lesson - and to this day, I don't give a rat's ass if someone believes in one god, 1000 gods, or none at all. How they act is what matters..."

Trump justified the change based on his claim that it is unfair that people pay taxes twice: once when they earn the money, once more when their assets are inherited. This ignores the fact that those inheriting the assets did not pay the first taxes on it, so they are not paying the tax twice.

I suggested we put soil in it and plant vegetables, because that's what passes for moral guidance in my world. You can strip the fun out of any misdeed if you make the end result boring enough.

In Ireland we are very good at knowing how things should be. We specialise in it really. We are morally superior to all those countries who have real armies.

The fundamental moral wrongness of slavery is that it transforms people into objects that can be owned, thereby denying their personhood and intrinsic dignity.

The documentary's portrayal of Lily Phillips presents a stark contrast between the prevailing normalization of online pornography and society's increasing willingness to openly criticize its excesses.