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Zeus posted...

Well, the kinda problem there is that the universe has *multiple* morality systems running at once, including consequentialism, which is tied into another major plot twist where good intentions aren't enough. I think it's more a matter of the creators just playing around with moral philosophy for humor.

Not really. In a universe where some power or force exists to define objective morality, there's only ONE moral system, and by definition it's both true and all-encompassing.

In the real world, the problem is subjectivity - because no absolute principle exists (at least as far as we can prove or agree on), no absolute morality exists. Morality is thus a social contract, and different social groups/cultures form different social contracts, and thus, different (often conflicting) morality systems come into being, with no overarching authority to say that one is more "correct" than another (apart from ethnocentrism, which is how humans usually solve that particular problem).

In D&D though, it's explicitly spelled out that "THIS IS HOW THINGS WORK, AND FUCK YOU IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE." So Alignment is pretty much a fundamental and non-arbitrary force within the universe itself.


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