Example: I believe that IP is a direct contradiction of nature, sacrificing the advancement of humanity and the world for selfish gain, and therefore is sinful.
Edit: pls do not downvote the comments this is a constructive discussion
Edit2: IP= intellectal property
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Veganism and more specifically the belief that all life is more important than any non-life threatening situation.
Death penalty is a terrible but needed solution for certain crimes. For example I don’t think that it is fair for society to pay for a lifetime in prison for a mass murder. I think taking away basic human rights is something that should not happen lightly, but it is just at times.
Age of consent is kind of weird and should be more about an age gap. What I mean is that if the age of consent is say 15, then if a 14 yo and a 18 yo have sex it is illegal, while a 15 yo and a 40 yo is not. Both cases are problematic, but an 18 yo can be still childish and not fully understand the situation, still wrong but I wouldn’t necessarily call it pedophilia (Depending on the exact details) But a 40 yo having sex with a 15 yo? That is pedophilia.
There should be a wealth limit. A point at which taxes just go to 100%. I think that a system can be made so that being rich and successful is still a thing, but that no one can reach “ridiculously rich” status.
All current LLMs and diffusion models are piracy, no two ways about it. If you stand with AI generated content you should stand with piracy (looking at you, corporate assholes)
Fun fact: it costs more to put someone to death than to keep them in prison for life. This comes from all the court and logistical costs. The death penalty is actually quite expensive.
Another fun fact: innocent people have been put to death, and there are still many innocent people on death row. Look into the Innocence Project to learn more.
These are important facts, but they are a symptom of a bad system, not of the concept itself.
There are so many wrong things in our judicial system.
But what I am saying is that under the right system I think it could work. But to be fair, people say that about communism so maybe I’m just naive.
I don’t see any system where fast-tracked, state-sanctioned murder can ever work.
Not fast tracked, efficient. A proper process, and as long as it takes to be convinced beyond reasonable doubt, just a system where the proper process doesn’t take a billion years and a billion dollars.
Honestly, ever since this execution, I’ve been against any death penalty. There have been way too many innocent people killed from the death penalty.
Not to mention the numerous issues and the moral quandry of legal murder as a state sanctioned form of punishment.
At the end of the day, what’s the ultimate goal of murdering someone on death row? An example for deterrence? Apparently it’s not effective any more than a life sentence and you don’t have the risk of killing someone who was innocent.
I agree with some of your points, but I you should try rewriting your age gap paragraph. It’s very hard to understand and in your 15/18 year old example I think you end up saying the opposite of what you intend.
Also pedophilia has a specific definition and is not interchangeable with underage. It’s specifically for prepubescent attractions.
What would be the word for someone who is attracted to very young teens? Also, while it isn’t as easy to define, emotional maturity is also a factor. Like I know that some 16 yo can look physically adult but are mentally still a child, and while it wouldn’t be wrong for an adult to be physically attracted to them, it would be wrong to actually want to engage in anything sexual with them.
Hebephilia.
I would argue that every 16 year old is still mentally a child. It’s just not enough time to learn how to be an adult.
It’s hard to say anything about mental maturity based on age IMO.
I have seen 16 yo who are smarter and more mature than some 20 yo. That’s not to say that the 16 yo are mature adults, but rather that even 20+ yo can be immature and even 16 yo can be mature. But it’s for sure less likely to be the case for a 16 yo.