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I will say this for about the fifth time. There would be procedures to prevent the skeletons from rebelling in the worst-case scenario. I've covered everything you have said in previous posts. But in summary, the undead wouldn't be big ol skeletons. They would be optimized for work, not battle...

It is in the case where the only problem is that it is noticed. If someone sings a contract exclaiming their body can be "necromanced" and used for labor after death the moral question is taken out of the mix. The only problem left is that relatives might see their dead bodies and be grieved by...

In the case you were not joking: If they are intelligent undead would they not know that these weren't sentient beings and just moving corpses? Even if they didn't know, the undead aren't exactly much of a unified force.

Was the "I was thinking of ghouls, vamps, and other intelligent undead. They might not like their brethren being used as slaves." also a joke?

1: If there are politically motivated skeletons they must have a master who is controlling them. Now of course you could say this is horrible because terrorists can make a bunch of "animated" to fight for them. But so can law enforcement. This transformation occurs on the matrix, not just the...

Yes, what you say is true. Would you mind mentally rephrasing it as "Is the animate dead spell inherently evil?"

I'm using established lore and spell rules to accurately depict a nonevil society revolving around the animate dead spell.

That is worldbuilding. Not something players do.

Yes, the appeal of firearms in games is for violent purposes because people find artificial worlds with no consequence fun. I don't believe many players of DnD play so that they can establish a flourishing economy.

I admit you caught me off guard with this one. In a game where guns are extremely common, it's still pretty fun to have one.

Of course, it's dangerous, just about everything we own is dangerous to a degree. You could log onto google and have your credit card number stolen, you could be driving your car to work and crash. Just because something has an inherent danger doesn't mean it shouldn't be made/done.

Yes, I now know why animate dead would be looked at in a negative light. However, I do not believe the spell is immoral.

The animate dead spell doesn't affect the spirit at all. It nearly animates the corps, much like the animate object spell.

Do you believe nuclear power is inherently evil?

As it turns out you can have the bones in any form you want, however, if you want them to communicate properly they will need to be from the same corps.

I don't believe it would be evil at all though. If their relatives are ok with the use of the corps no one would be hurt. Also, we have established that there would be procedures put in place to prevent any skeletal uprisings or mass murders.

That escalated insanely fast. Mate, we already established that said loved ones sold their bodies so that when they die their bodies would be animated. There is a huge difference between selling your corps for cheap labor and murdering someone. A difference I don't believe I need to explain.

I certainly do not mean unded in the sense of a soul trapped in a rotting corps. When I heard mimicry of life I thought "This is a fake "soul" that will inhabit the body and perform my commands."

Yes, your second point is completely true. When I thought of a little town powered by necromancy I was mostly thinking of things like a bucket with skeletal legs. The idea that the dead could turn against us is something that would be put into account. There would likely be contingency plans set...

Something can have sentients but not life. Well, I suppose this is a similar dilemma with AI.