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<blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 3662466" data-attributes="member: 3929">Is the morality of an action inherent, or does the perception of the action grant it morality?Not an escalation. Clarification:We stand next to one another. A seat opens. You begin to walk towards that seat, but I bar your path with my forearm, and then point to the old lady. I arrest your movement towards the seat to keep you from sitting in it.Shall I again suggest that we return to the original &quot;force&quot;? Because force and violence are absolutely interconnected by speed.And if only violence is evil, then force only becomes evil when it moves quickly. So force isn't to blame, but speed is?So the morality of the act is determined not by the action, but by the perception?Shall we consider &quot;Force&quot; in the Physics sense, and &quot;Compulsion&quot; as regards the wishes of another? Will that help clarify?What is the difference in the morality of forcing someone to do something (physically), and compelling someone to do something (mentally)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felix, post: 3662466, member: 3929"] Is the morality of an action inherent, or does the perception of the action grant it morality? Not an escalation. Clarification: We stand next to one another. A seat opens. You begin to walk towards that seat, but I bar your path with my forearm, and then point to the old lady. I arrest your movement towards the seat to keep you from sitting in it. Shall I again suggest that we return to the original "force"? Because force and violence are absolutely interconnected by speed. And if only violence is evil, then force only becomes evil when it moves quickly. So force isn't to blame, but speed is? So the morality of the act is determined not by the action, but by the perception? Shall we consider "Force" in the Physics sense, and "Compulsion" as regards the wishes of another? Will that help clarify? What is the difference in the morality of forcing someone to do something (physically), and compelling someone to do something (mentally)? [/QUOTE]

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