Do intentions matter?

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2016-07-05 02:43:00 Post No. 1372486
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:43:00 Post No. 1372486 [Report]

Do intentions matter?

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:43:50 Post No.1372492
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:43:50 Post No.1372492 [Report]

>>1372486
yup

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:45:15 Post No.1372500
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:45:15 Post No.1372500 [Report]

>>1372486
When judging the morality of an action, no. When judging the morality of a person, yes.

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:50:17 Post No.1372521
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:50:17 Post No.1372521 [Report]

>>1372486
intention is everything

>>1372500
>When judging the morality of an action, no

so what matters instead? some arbitrary "welfare" metric?

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:53:50 Post No.1372531
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:53:50 Post No.1372531 [Report]

>>1372500
an action by whom?

ends justify the means in government, but what about premeditated murder?

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 05:09:16 Post No.1372980
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 05:09:16 Post No.1372980 [Report]

Not at all.

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 05:49:22 Post No.1373128
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 05:49:22 Post No.1373128 [Report]

>>1372486
Define "matter".

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 11:00:44 Post No.1373915
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 11:00:44 Post No.1373915 [Report]

>>1372521
>some arbitrary "welfare" metric
Isn't that exactly what is used to judge the morality of intentions?

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 11:10:20 Post No.1373943
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 11:10:20 Post No.1373943 [Report]

>>1372486
Of course.