swissco t1_j9cbqa9 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:50 PM

Reply to comment by atheistfromkashmir in What Morality is Not (and why it's not the Repugnant Conclusion, Utilitarianism, or Libertarianism) by contractualist

There are things that are immoral that cause no suffering to anyone. For example: hypothetically, a man who delights in imagining pedophilc acts only in his mind, but never acts on them. Would that be a moral man? I think not.

EducatorBig6648 t1_j9ev5yn wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:28 PM

He could still be a moral man, it depends on other factors. Is he planning on doing more than just keep imagining?

We can't judge a man for fantasies, no matter what they are. In that sense Batman Begins has it right, it's not who we are inside, that changes a little every day.