# Resolved: Morality is BS

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-morality-is-bs/495820>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 9, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-morality-is-bs/495820 "2009-05-09T03:30:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-morality-is-bs/495820/18 "2009-05-09T04:43:43Z")

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> [@Rand\_Rover](#):
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> Beating up senior citizens is illegal. I don’t see how an illegal action is a useful example here.
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> I think that when someone says “you shouldn’t do x, it’s immoral,” that person hasn’t really said anything. Their statement is contentless. But if x is illegal, then I don’t see why it’s useful to discuss morality. Society has already decided that the person shouldn’t do x.

Well I did say somewhere in my post that I was talking about actions you can get away with. I figured that would amount to the same thing as an action being legal.

So pretend beating up senior citizens is legal. Would you do it? Would you feel bad about hurting another person? Wouldn’t that be enough incentive to stop you?

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