DB> Oaths and morals sometimes come into conflict. The oath doesn't always
DB> win simply by virtue of "being an oath". Sometimes the moral
DB> imperative is higher. Sometimes the moral good is stronger than the
DB> value of the oath.
Yep, and sometimes it isn't. It depends how much you value truth-telling
and oath-keeping relative to how much you value not doing whatever your
oath is requiring you to do.
(As it turns out, I think that telling the truth is really, really, really
important; and in particular, it's often very easy to think that it's
better to lie about something, because it seems that way from a narrow or
short-term point of view. If you find yourself tempted to lie (or break an
oath), I think it's really important to think very carefully about the
consequences, and not do it just because it makes things easier.)
-Josh ([email protected])
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