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    Hedonism

    P What I am trying to say is that how can something be wrong if the observer of it dosn't consider it being so or dosen't know what is right and wrong. Isn't right and wrong an enviornmental thing and depends on what the person thinks is right and wrong.An example is my cat. He dosen't understand what right or wrong is because he simply isn't capable of cognition of doing so. I know it sounds crazy but some people enjoy evil and bringing pain and suffering to others. Think about Hitler.
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    Hedonism

    [Mod's note: Merged with an earlier thread. - sN] I've been struggling with this issue for a while. Epicurus is my idol. I think I am actually starting to think like him a . His theory after all does seem to have some validity. Isn't pleasure good if it helps yourself and others. Is wanting to live your life pleasurably really bad or hedonism. Arent we the choosers of our own and destiny. If someones goal is to just eat or watch porn all the time how would this be wrong. If it wrong because someone said it was wrong. Is it possible for it to be wrong if the person doesn't consider it being so? (Fixed 10 spellings using spell-check! - sN)
  3. again what is evil , an interpretation?
  4. what exactly is evil? what if the person is emotianally destressed or unstable. what if the person dosent value life?
  5. what is moral is soley based on the what the individual thinks.to you pornography may seem (unspeakably disguisting but to another it may seem very relaxing,pleasurable. isnt it safer to watch pornography than to engage in actual sex which can lead to stds or consception of a baby which could lead to unwanted responsibility of dealing with that baby or other emotional problems
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