Agree with Dagon here, when omnizoid say’s “Its obvious that you should” they are calling on the rules of their own morality. Its similar with “Her suffering is bad”, that’s a direct moral judgment. Both statements fall apart when you consider that someone may have different moral rules than you.
For example, in NZ we have an issue with deer destroying our native bush which in turn hurts our native birds. Deer are considered an invasive species and are actively eradicated. In the case when you are actively in the presence of a hurting deer empathy drives you to help, suffering is not pleasant to witness. However I suspect that many NZ’s would condemn every deer in NZ to a painful death, as long as they didn’t have to witness it, in order to save our trees and birdlife.
Agree with Dagon here, when omnizoid say’s “Its obvious that you should” they are calling on the rules of their own morality. Its similar with “Her suffering is bad”, that’s a direct moral judgment. Both statements fall apart when you consider that someone may have different moral rules than you.
For example, in NZ we have an issue with deer destroying our native bush which in turn hurts our native birds. Deer are considered an invasive species and are actively eradicated. In the case when you are actively in the presence of a hurting deer empathy drives you to help, suffering is not pleasant to witness. However I suspect that many NZ’s would condemn every deer in NZ to a painful death, as long as they didn’t have to witness it, in order to save our trees and birdlife.