r/Morality • • 3h ago

Is the concept of money ethical?

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If you can save someone would you?

Then why does an imaginary value or a piece of paper dictate whether or not people can get life saving surgery?

Is putting a certain value to human life ethical?


r/Morality • • 3h ago

Morality of pirating games and movies in a war torn country?

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Hello

I’m 29 yo, been living in Lebanon all my life.

We’ve been at war with Israel countless times, for reasons i will not go into. I do not take sides with anyone.

There’s no healthcare, minimum wage is 300$, unemployment is high, elderly rely on kids to support them, housing crisis due to inflation, literally no electricity except private generators that cost an eye and a leg (400$ for 10 ampere), corrupt politicians that took people’s money from banks (look it up if you think I’m joking, some people put 300k life savings in banks and took it out 100k. I wish i had 10k in the bank even, lol)

Given someone born his entire life there, is it moral to pirate everything basically since life has been harsh by making me spawn here and live ?

Ironically even pirating is a hassle since download speeds are 10 mbps at best (open speed DSL. I know i can opt to fiber, but building infrastructure does not allow it. (Internet speed not a morality excuse to pirate maybe)


r/Morality • • 4h ago

does right and wrong even exist

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what is morality? Can something be objectively right or wrong? Why is killing someone wrong? Because someone else feels sad if they die? Is that objective? Why is anything right or wrong? Why is it I "innately" want "good" for other people? Is that proof of objective morality? Does morality only exist when I see the other party as equal to myself? Why do people eat meat even after understanding the evil of the industry and not feel bad? Why are vegans so shocked humans are capable of such "evils" even after seeing the things they would do to their own race? How can war mongering scum see themselves as righteous?


r/Morality • • 5h ago

Morality of working for a company that uses AI despite being anti-ai?

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I currently work as a performer in a hotel. In one of our shows we’re using an AI character projected on the screen. How moral is it for me to keep working here while being anti-ai? This is company implementation rather than individuals choosing to use it. I can’t object or express my views to customers or guests.


r/Morality • • 10h ago

This is a genuine question; are rapists morally obligated to kill themselves?

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If someone really regrets what happened and wants to better themselves is the best course of action suicide?

Do rapists deserve to be alive and have lives after harming someone like that? Do they get to pursue happiness and love in the future or are they at the very least obligated to isolate themselves from society?


r/Morality • • 23h ago

Survey Morality of defending your spouse’s honour?

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A woman tells that she went to a restaurant and randomly called some passing fat stranger “Winnie-the-Pooh”. The insulted person called his wife over, who promptly beat the woman in the video. Police was called, etc. The woman in the video still “doesn’t understand what wrong thing had I done?”.

It is very likely that the woman doesn’t tell the full story but that’s all we may know from her publicised point of view.


r/Morality • • 1d ago

Morality of saying you passed your masters degree, when you didn't?

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The masters program has since been discontinued for severalyears, all I needed was to finish my thesis however 2020 wasn't exactly a particularly good year, and it's rare I have to upload anything regarding my grades from university.


r/Morality • • 2d ago

Would it be moral to unvote the automatic upvote when I post or comment?

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r/Morality • • 2d ago

Survey The evil slayer

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The evil slayer is a very real villain making it up the heights he’s destroyed a Arby’s in Pennsylvania and he’s coming for backrooms two he wants to kill all humans and he has a kill count of 3 million he is also racist and homophobic what do you all think of the evil slayer?


r/Morality • • 3d ago

Morality of this?

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r/Morality • • 3d ago

Restaurant undercharges you by — ethical to keep quiet?

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Got charged way less than I should have. On one hand it's their mistake. On the other hand someone (probably the server) might get in trouble. Where do you draw the line?

Poll: https://www.getqibble.com/poll-detail/you-accidentally-get-charged-way-less-than-you-should-at-a-restaurant-do-you-tell-them-or-keep-quiet


r/Morality • • 5d ago

Is it morally wrong to use real animal horns from farm animals such as cows and Goats in clothing?

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Since people use leather and thats the same but skin.
Plus you’re using the full animal and creating less waste.

But im a bit unsure since a lot of other animals have been hunted just for their horns. And if it might be insensitive to use real farm animal horns because of that.


r/Morality • • 7d ago

How is it morally okay to seek out horror and media depicting the suffering and death of characters? NSFW

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Horror is my favorite type of media, hands down. I've been obsessed with horror since early childhood and have always been drawn to particularly graphic, psychologically disturbing, and mature horror media dealing with extremely heavy topics, and I feel like I shouldn't be drawn to those like I am, even though I'm repulsed by them. Even outside of horror, I often get attached to stories where a character suffers greatly, usually mentally but sometimes physically, too. I know I'm not alone in having this obsession, as I know horror fanatics are a dime a dozen nowadays, but I'm still having trouble morally justifying this. Whenever I consume a piece of media where, for example, a character is driven to do a horrific act, or is mentally manipulated by another character or organization, or even kills themselves, I feel guilty myself because that's exactly what I was chasing. The feeling of intense disgust, horror, betrayal, loss, or bittersweetness, is a lot of what I look for in media. While it fills me with a nauseating cocktail of positive and negative emotions in the moment, I keep finding myself coming back for more. I always think, "this media is good" instead of "this media is messed up". Or rather, the fact that it's incredibly messed up is what makes it good, if that makes sense. I often wonder if I'm a disturbing, violent, or disgusting person for this.

What is the reason for why I and so many others chase these things, and is it moral or not? This is an incredibly divisive topic for me, as it has sent me down a path of self-doubt, and has somewhat contributed to depression.


r/Morality • • 8d ago

I don’t really know where to ask this so sorry

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Today is a very windy day for where I live. I was walking to my mom’s car when I noticed a wasp on me, I swept it off my sleeve (I didn’t kill it) and now I am wondering if I am a bad person for this. This happened on car park which means it will probably get run over since it didn’t seem to feel and fly well. It clung to me and I pushed it off… I feel terrible. I know it’s “just a wasp” and some people really hate them but I feel like its life matters too.


r/Morality • • 8d ago

Is it OK to take pictures of your step daughters bottom?

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Hi all, 

I’m struggling to fathom out why my partners 'step father' (a 75 year old - not married to my partners mother but with her for over 20 years) would take a photographs of my partners (a curvaceous 50 year old) rather ample bottom whilst she was bent over looking at flowers in a field in France with her mother (almost 80 years old) standing just in shot beside her and then forward it to her on WhatsApp with the attached message ‘Appreciating Champagne’?

Maybe I’m being a tad over sensitive but for me it’s a question of moral decency. The is not the first time I have watched him ogling my partner. I recall very recently he was taking photos of her in her 'bathing suit' whilst we sat having drinks at a nearby beach. I found this rather puzzling at the time as it was nowhere special and not even a great day / location. Perhaps I must accept that our ideas of what is ‘decent’ or ‘proper’ is altogether very different but unfortunately the damage that has been done, and cannot as easily be undone.

I confronted him about this in private and he said that as he had known her for so long and been through some trying and testing times that it was kind of OK for him and then went on to lie about how this was all as a result of another image sent the same day / time of a funny historic statue of a large bottom / bum (ie. giving it meaning / reference).

So, I'd like to know what others think about this so I can see the neutrals perspective as I am too involved. Bear in mind I am a working class, council estate lad from Medway (South East) and he is a wealthy, middle class landlord from Oxbridge. Any feedback received is welcomed and most grateful.


r/Morality • • 8d ago

what a good book on justice?

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I am wanting to get a better understanding on what justice is


r/Morality • • 9d ago

Am I fetishizing chubby women or am I overthinking?

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I literally made an account just to ask this question. Anyways, I’ve never seen the problem with chubby people, infact I fucking love chubby women. But the problem is that I feel like I’m fetishizing them for their bodies and I would honestly die than fetishize anybody.

When I mean by chubby I don’t mean like “big boobs, fat ass, and a little bit of pudge” no I mean I want to see that pudge.

Dare I say chubby women are one of the most beautiful and gorgeous people on the planet?

Is this weird?


r/Morality • • 9d ago

A father in France got no prison time for torturing his daughter's sexual abuser for several minutes. What do you think?

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r/Morality • • 9d ago

IF A PREACHER SAYS ITS OKAY...

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r/Morality • • 11d ago

Ex contacts me after 30 years.

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Apologies if this has been done before. An ex from 30 years ago reached out to me via a family member and asked him to pass along their contact information to me.

That relationship ended with her leaving me for someone else. I have no need or desire to be in contact with this person. There is zero possibility of a secret child or medical issues that I’d need to know about.

Is it moral to just ignore it? Thanks for reading.


r/Morality • • 12d ago

Is cheating without disclosure a violation of informed consent?

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r/Morality • • 12d ago

The morality of using AI to recreate products of companies known for being abusive to their own customers?

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r/Morality • • 13d ago

Is it unfair if I describe Picasso like this?

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Is it like gossip or defamation and considered disrespectful if I described him in a comment like this regarding a video about his admirer Cocteau whom he constantly trash talked in public? "Some psychologists assume Picasso as having narcissistic tendencies, they usually love the company of a pawn they can abuse and treat like a piece of sh*t."

It's just that I did not expect my comment to be on the top, so it means many people liked the criticism I made. But Im having second thoughts of deleting it. I know it's not a big issue, but it's just kind of bothering me, that's all.


r/Morality • • 13d ago

How is it possible to support medical assistance in dying while simultaneously being opposed to suicide?

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For example, in Canada you have Medical assistance in dying (MAID) and also suicide prevention organizations.


r/Morality • • 13d ago

Who’s the WORST person here.

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