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buttercat1791 / Michael J
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2023-11-23 05:09:12
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buttercat1791 on Nostr: Perhaps killing in self-defense would be a natural evil that a human could commit. ...

Perhaps killing in self-defense would be a natural evil that a human could commit. The moral act in question is the act of self-defense, and the destruction of another human life would be an unfortunate side effect.

The core question for moral acts is what is being willed. In the case of murder, the intent is to destroy another person's life. In the case of self-defense, the intent is to protect oneself from danger by the means necessary to the circumstance.

Perhaps another example of natural evil would be a circumstance in which one gives money to a beggar on a street corner out of good will. The beggar then goes and spends the money on cigarettes. The consequence of that gift is damage to the recipient's lungs via smoking, but that was not the intent of the gift, so I don't think we could say the original moral act of the gift was evil.
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