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Maintaining a sense of right and wrong

Maintaining a sense of right and wrong

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Tom Knighton
Jun 07, 2023
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Maintaining a sense of right and wrong
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When we’re younger, we’re taught the difference between right and wrong. At that point, it’s easy. Don’t hit someone, don’t call them names, and so on.

As we get older, we find that ambiguity creeps in. Is it wrong to call a buddy names if you both realize you’re joking around?

I’d argue not, because the point in “don’t cal…

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