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<blockquote data-quote="vulcan_idic" data-source="post: 1923578" data-attributes="member: 19615">In which case the &quot;black and white&quot; of morality really becomes an excuse for otherwise inexcusable behavior.Murder is evil.&nbsp; But according to this argument it becomes &quot;good&quot; or at the very least acceptable to commit the murder of the murderer.&nbsp; Does the nature of the one killed really moderate the morality of the act of killing them?&nbsp; Or then are you no better than the ones you so quickly slay?&nbsp; And why is it in D&amp;D that the answer is always to slay the evil?&nbsp; In the real world rehabilitation is a questionable and, if possible, difficult task - but in a world where magic exists spells could easily be designed to rehabilitate criminals and make them into productive members of society.&nbsp; So why is it that the supposed epitome's of good so often stain their white cloaks with the lifeblood of their of their opponents rather than serving to help them overcome their evil?So why do you like the &quot;black and white&quot; variety of morality?&nbsp; Because you don't want to have to deal with the greys of reality or to make an excuse to get to slay foes rather than having to keep them alive and deal with them once they're alive (and maybe missing out on all the good loot you could steal from their corpse)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vulcan_idic, post: 1923578, member: 19615"] In which case the "black and white" of morality really becomes an excuse for otherwise inexcusable behavior. Murder is evil. But according to this argument it becomes "good" or at the very least acceptable to commit the murder of the murderer. Does the nature of the one killed really moderate the morality of the act of killing them? Or then are you no better than the ones you so quickly slay? And why is it in D&D that the answer is always to slay the evil? In the real world rehabilitation is a questionable and, if possible, difficult task - but in a world where magic exists spells could easily be designed to rehabilitate criminals and make them into productive members of society. So why is it that the supposed epitome's of good so often stain their white cloaks with the lifeblood of their of their opponents rather than serving to help them overcome their evil? So why do you like the "black and white" variety of morality? Because you don't want to have to deal with the greys of reality or to make an excuse to get to slay foes rather than having to keep them alive and deal with them once they're alive (and maybe missing out on all the good loot you could steal from their corpse)? [/QUOTE]

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