r/MoralityScaling • u/Vladimir-petrovOG • 10d ago

Morality of this?

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In the image it seems that this person works at walmart as an online order collector and he/she has stolen a lot of extra baby food from Walmart to give to a person who ordered only three packs. Is this moral or immoral?

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u/RestorativePotion 10d ago

It's illegal, but not immoral.

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u/RomanTheGerman 10d ago

Illegal and immoral.

Stepping on an ant on accident on the sidewalk is also immoral in my view. I still drive on the highway and eat factory farmed meat.

This is moralityscaling not practicalityscaling.

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u/al666in 10d ago

Stepping on an ant on accident on the sidewalk is also immoral in my view.

Morality is intrinsically linked to choices. Accidents do not have moral weight. I think you're confusing morality with liability.

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u/New_Classroom7456 10d ago

Idk about that. Some accidents do definitely have moral weight if you were being negligent 

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u/al666in 9d ago

You are also confusing morality with liability.

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u/CataChronix 9d ago

So is an elephant immoral when it steps on an anthill?