Originally Posted By: sini
Stubs, re-read this. Ask questions if you don't understand.

Originally Posted By: sini

To further simplify this - our moral code is buggy. We rationalize, we act from bias, we favor in-groups, and we assign different importance to otherwise similar consequences based on a huge number of factors.


Sini, reread this, ask questions if you don't understand. Because I certainly understand that morality is itself fluid. However, I think all can agree that LYING is IMMORAL, yes or no?

Originally Posted By: Stubs
Wow. Totally sorry for disappearing after starting this. Had stuff to do and wasn't bored :P

Anywho, Sini man, I gotta say I don't remember saying anything about a moral economy. So im not sure how you put those together. I said we should all try to act morally. We could start by not lying.

Like lying to people telling them that higher taxes helps the economy. Since, like i said...if you went to high school and graduated you know is a false statement. Taxes are a necessary evil, but they should be kept as low as possible as to minimize their impact on the health of the economy.

Telling the people that taxes are good and more taxes are better, just so you can take that money and redistribute it via government programs and calling it progress is a lie. Its more like armed robbery.

STUBS!