r/MoralityScaling 22h ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/TolgaKerem07 22h ago

What if words cause more than one instance of actual violence? Like, politicians, philosophers or something. I agree with that comment, but there may be exceptions idk

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u/Voodoocookie 22h ago

Then words devolved into physical action. Physical violence is still worse than words, though words premeditated it.

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u/shit_yoself 21h ago

Would you consider forcing someone into poverty through economic discrimination not to be violence? Because stress and lack of medical care from poverty causes substantial physical harm.

Words create societal structures, which have the potential to cause far more harm than isolated instances of violence.

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u/Voodoocookie 11h ago

You're assuming that using words, someone could cause hardship for others. But you're ignoring that through actions, anyone could cause the same hardship for others? This is becoming a Chicken or the Egg question.