hoofwall comments on Is my theory on why censorship is wrong correct? - Less Wrong

-24 Post author: hoofwall 12 April 2015 04:03AM

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Comment author: hoofwall 12 April 2015 06:16:50AM -2 points [-]

Are you implying that you believe objective morality bends to the whims of whatever method you need to convince a human to think like you? Are you implying that you believe the fundamental properties of the written and spoken word are just gone in certain instances where humans decide they want to be offended by them?

I am of the opinion that the written and spoken word could never be inherent evil. You appear to be implying that if a human thinks a word is inherent evil then I should treat it as if it is in order to accomplish a "good result", if I must. What is a "good result"? If a "good result" is the objective most rational end the universe could tend to then compromising on one's standards because the human has arbitrarily-decided they want you to absolutely does not facilitate that "good result".

Comment author: ChristianKl 12 April 2015 12:52:08PM 1 point [-]

Whether or not a word is inherently evil is besides the point.