| ▲ | cluckindan 14 hours ago | |||||||
Indeed! However, law is not a definition of moral right and wrong; rather, it is a spatiotemporally varying definition of societal and judicial rights, permissions and restrictions of conduct which are usually grounded in the locally prevailing morals. Law in a democratic society is a manifestation of so-called social contracts considered binding for members of that society. However, law in a non-democratic society can be the complete opposite, to the point of enabling immoral conduct, including but not limited to legal crime, persecution of political opponents, ethnic cleansing and offensive warfare. | ||||||||
| ▲ | cheschire 13 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
It’s subjective. It’s always subjective. A person can convince themselves they’re right to conduct all sorts of heinous acts if they simply alter their perspective enough. Morals are fundamental to the process. | ||||||||
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