• @barsquid@lemmy.world
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    33 months ago

    It is some magical thinking that they want to participate in. Most of us would agree it’s not okay for the government to punish people for no reason. Therefore it is unethical to punish any criminals, per Kant. Lunacy.

    • Flying Squid
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      23 months ago

      Sorry, misunderstood your reply and deleted my previous comment. You’re absolutely right.

      • @barsquid@lemmy.world
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        23 months ago

        No worries! Just frustrating to read them and wanted to point out how little sense it makes to pretend deliberate choices shouldn’t factor in to how we treat people.

    • @hddsx@lemmy.ca
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      -13 months ago

      That’s not how it works.

      I like Kant because it provides for this:

      All humans should have the right to marry who they want to.

      Because trans and gay people are people, it’s unethical to deny them the right to marry because it would be an exception to the rule.

      The rule you would advocate for would be:

      People should not harm others.

      That rule would mean that harming people is unethical.