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nolabear

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3. Immoral is judged from outside. Amoral isn't necessarily.

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 05:16 PM

Oct 2020

You can do things you think are immoral but that idea is an agreed upon construct. Amorality just doesn’t take morals into consideration or respond to acts as moral or amoral. You can act out of both but perspective matters.

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Amoral or immoral? [View all] Mme. Defarge Oct 2020 OP

More immoral but pwb Oct 2020 #1

It's both... dlk Oct 2020 #2

Immoral is judged from outside. Amoral isn't necessarily. nolabear Oct 2020 #3

That's a perfect way to put it. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #5

I appreciate what you're saying. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #4

Corporations are inherently amoral. poli-junkie Oct 2020 #6

If a person is immoral, they know what is right and what is wrong and choose to do wrong. Atticus Oct 2020 #7