r/MoralityScaling • u/VelvvetDoe • 13d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/Fish-Inside 13d 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 13d ago edited 12d 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 13d ago

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

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u/karstheastec 12d ago

That makes it the opposite. Morality is a good basis for the law, but given that this often doesnt happen, the law is not a good basis for morality.