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by inscrutablemike 4053 days ago
> Life just isn't possible if you try to 'do no evil'.

Shouldn't that indicate something about the validity of one's view of morality?

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Not really. It indicates something about the society you live in.

Imagine that you are born into a tribe that sacrifices children once annually. You have to do it, you can't get around it without suicide.

Your view on the 'evilness' of an activity you are effectively forced to perform is no more or less valid.