Anarchist wrote:extremist examples on both of them, good point though.
Thank you. It's an argumentative tactic I learned in philosophy. To best express the flaws behind a point of view you should take it to an extreme example. Very few ideas survive beyond this point.
Anarchist wrote:However the morality issue on polygamy is far different then your doctor example, I guess what i mean to say is that if morality is the only contributing factor then it shouldnt be allowed to become law(keep thinking of homosexuality wanting to say by people it does not effect)
I agree, my point was simply that there is a place for morality in government. The thing is, our morality is usually there for a reason other than pure circumstance. Incest is immoral and leads to birth defects. Eating pork was immoral in ancient Judea where if not cooked correctly the Pork meat could still contain living worms capable of killing the eater. I've been trying to avoid speaking out against homosexuality in this thread, but I'm more than happy to if a new thread is created. Sticking then to polygamy, it is against our moral framework, it isn't natural for human beings, and society is affected in ways already discussed.
Anarchist wrote:Heroin is bad-I agree, but some of your examples arent entirely heroin's fault(whole guns dont kill people,people kill people example)
im suggesting that drugs shouldnt be illegalised on moral grounds but due to the negative impact they have on society, not on fabricated evidence either.
(which is how you managed to compare all illegal drugs to heroin, heroin isnt illegal because people use it, it is illegal because people abuse it- negative impact on society etc...)
Of course, that's why I support the use of heroin, marijuana and other drugs for medical purposes. As I have demonstrated, morality must play a role in our decision making as a society. But even if you disregarded this, heroin clearly does have a negative impact on society (as I have also demonstrated).
