▲ 1307 ▼ Should this be in unethical life pro tips (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] stranger@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Argumentum ad lgnorantiam permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Argumentum ad pessimism, actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aremel@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Can you explain what that means, and what the other guy said please? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) He called me an idiot. I said no, I'm a pessimist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stranger@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* My intention wasn't to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the "If I don't do it someone else will" moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt the moral responsibility of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Argumentum ad pessimism, actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aremel@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Can you explain what that means, and what the other guy said please? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) He called me an idiot. I said no, I'm a pessimist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stranger@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* My intention wasn't to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the "If I don't do it someone else will" moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt the moral responsibility of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aremel@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Can you explain what that means, and what the other guy said please? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) He called me an idiot. I said no, I'm a pessimist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stranger@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* My intention wasn't to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the "If I don't do it someone else will" moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt the moral responsibility of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) He called me an idiot. I said no, I'm a pessimist permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stranger@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* My intention wasn't to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the "If I don't do it someone else will" moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt the moral responsibility of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stranger@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* My intention wasn't to call you an idiot (which me misusing that Latin phrase would make ME the idiot lol), it was to point out the "If I don't do it someone else will" moral justification / fallacy that a lot of people, such as drug dealers for example, use to skirt the moral responsibility of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent
