Kingreaper comments on Morality and relativistic vertigo - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 12 October 2010 01:00:58PM 1 point [-]

"Teachers should be allowed to physically punish their students." "Children should be raised not to commit violence against others."

These two are contradictory. If a child is taught not to commit violence, they won't be able to become teachers who commit violence against children.

Comment author: Kingreaper 16 October 2010 03:26:03PM 0 points [-]

No contradiction. Allowing a teacher to physically punish children =/= requiring a teacher to do same.

If the next generation of teachers all choose not to physically punish children, but have the option, both morals are conserved.