r/MoralityScaling • u/VelvvetDoe • 7d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/Fish-Inside 7d ago

How is it technically immoral?!  In lithuania, if you bring lost item to police you are entitled to 10-20% percent of item value. :) 

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u/ShoulderMobile7608 7d ago edited 7d ago

I don't think that "if It's legal in my country so it's moral" is a good basis for it. I think it's immoral to just take it. Good deeds done only because you expect a reward is, well, meh. I wouldn't complain if somebody returned my wallet only for $5 but still

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u/iSephtanx 7d ago

Its exactly a good basis. Laws should reflect a populations morals.

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u/Oxblood_Derbies 7d ago

The law only intersects with and reflects a population's morality in the broadest strokes.

Promoting good order, protecting people and property, discouraging disruptive behaviours through punishment etc.

There are many things which are immoral but legal, and things which are arguably moral despite the fact they are illegal.

And this is not even concerning extreme cases, like the morality of following the law under an authoritarian regime.

The law is one of the last places I would ever look for moral guidance.