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Philosophy has peaked. Checkmate atheists (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

With regard to the corpse, maybe.

There's possibly a virtue ethics argument against the person doing it? Like, it's a little weird that they want to, right?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Weird from a cultural perspective where any sort of non-medical interference with a corpse is frowned upon, so we're trained from a very young age to find any of that stuff icky/morbid. Other cultures may not have that same aversion.

    Kinda in the same vein as we in North America have a very conservative opinion on being naked in public where other cultures couldn't care less.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I'm already a moral relativist.

    What I'm asking is if a person who wants to and does have sex with corpses, knowing that this is socially profane and must be kept secret, is this a trustable person?

    Also, respect for the dead often involves rituals that are non-medical. I think disease obviously played a part in how these rituals were formed, but I don't think that disease is the primary reason people care.

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