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Marcus Scribonius wrote:Suggesting that morality comes from within does not imply that there is a "right" morality, because we are not uniform creatures. We are therefore able to come to seemingly logical but entirely different conclusions from the same circumstances.
Marcus Scribonius Curio wrote:Draco, Mencius: As for your comments that the coercion of the state has little to do with morality, I would pose this question: what about the Hitler Youth? They were brought up to believe that persecution due to ethnicity was not only ok but actually the right thing to do - surely that's an example of the coercion of the state affecting a person's morality?
Marcus Scribonius Curio wrote:A few questions. Firstly, could you please define false morality?
Marcus Scribonius Curio wrote: Also, you say that true morality flows from compassion, which comes from within. Could you further clarify this? For instance, do you take a Socratic viewpoint that people do not commit wrong if they know it is wrong?
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