It’s icky to see someone make a moral argument to have something banned, and even worse if they want the government to be the arbiter of morality.

Did we really kill God to have some bloodsuckers in suits tell us what’s right and what’s wrong?

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allthetime 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

So I take it you have a problem with laws against murder, fraud, theft, etc.

Aside from the government, who is it that you prefer to do judgment and enforcement?

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nekzn an hour ago | parent [-]

I’m not saying immoral things can’t be banned. I’m saying that to ban something we must be able to construct an argument that does not hinge on morality. For example, theft is bad because it deprives you of your possessions. No need to invoke morality.

And yes, you can construct an argument to ban polymarket that does not rely on morality too. But don’t try to sell it to me with a “we will ban it because it’s eeeeevil”.

	▲	FabHK an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> to ban something we must be able to construct an argument that does not hinge on morality. For example, theft is bad because it deprives you of your possessions. No need to invoke morality. Ok, I'll bite. Why is it bad to deprive you of your possessions? And given that the house always wins, is it not depriving the gamblers of their possessions?
	▲	allthetime 34 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		To deeply simplify - why do we ban things? I'd say, because we as a group decide they are "bad". Not sure how you can remove moral judgments from any discussion of banning
	▲	satvikpendem an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		That literally is a type of morality, utilitarianism. Kantian deontology is not the only form of morality structure there is.
	▲	noIdeaTheSecond an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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nyeah 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If your argument supports "murder for hire should be legal," then the problem is your argument.

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canelonesdeverd 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

>It’s icky to see someone make a moral argument to have something banned

Which are valid arguments in your opinion?