• Flax@feddit.uk
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    23 hours ago

    What if someone is a pyromaniac and letting them set fires to people’s houses improves their wellbeing?

    • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      That destroys someone’s shelter and potentially injures or kills them. Not to mention the mental grief losing your home causes people. That is not good for their well-being.

      (Edit): Also, I’m not even saying it’s a good moral system. In fact I don’t think it’s possible to have an objective moral standard that isn’t majorly flawed or incomplete.

      I’m saying definitionally we can measure morality objectively, not that it’s a good idea.