RIP Paul Walker

[dageir]

i guess you'd better keep your nose out of this thread when misstaking the categorical imperative for religion

@brohammed - same here

The categorical imperative is strongly influenced by christian ethics. Kant believed you should make sure that any action you do is ethically sound by checking if your action could be made into an universal law.
For instance could you make the act of stealing into an universal law? According to Kant you cant since society would break down if everyone stole all the time.
Some cynics might say the same of doing good deeds..

[borka]

Confucius ...

[MagicManICT]

Some cynics might say the same of doing good deeds..

I gotta hear the explanation on THIS one!!

[Tonkyhonk]

go to the mountainside of japan, and you see a fruit/vege stall or two with no owner around but a box and sign that says "leave your money in the box and take it". nobody actually "locks" doors there and most doors are open. i hear policemans duty there is pretty different from that of normal police in towns and it may ruin ambitious minds of wannabe-white-knights.

[jorb]

Karma is spiritual fluff for new agers and actual buddhists. Maybe it's a helpful guide for how to live your life, I myself prefer the categorical imperative.

A little enlightenment universalist faggottry/invented ersatz morality fluff masquerading as psyence and philosopy? Sure, why not!