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dathinvaderzim
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Well what if they are naturally that way? It's not really evil, it's just how they naturally live, a part of nature of you will. Even if they weren't naturally that way, it's still something their society decides is the right way to live.
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oldlaptop
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Just because a society decides something is right doesn't make it good. Assorted Earth cultures have 'decided' at different points in history that slavery, cannibalism, torture, human sacrifice, and other adorable practices are 'right', but I'm pretty sure most people would call that evil.
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Death 999
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We did. You did. Yes we can. No.
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Moreover, I think there is an objectively defineable system of metaethics, and every valid system of ethics that can be constructed from that system will decry gleefully torturing innocents.
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CelticMinstrel
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Not sure on that one. They seem to be torturing because they feel it's the right thing to do, which certainly isn't good, but may not be evil either.
As for your fallacy link... that was interesting to read. I don't think I'm doing that though. I'm not denying that what the Ilwrath or the Ur-Quan or the Kohr-Ah do is dark; I'm merely saying it's not black. Perhaps it's not a useful thing to say, though (it's kinda the opposite of saying "But it's not perfect", I guess). I dunno.
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