Ethical Ends by Unethical Means
COMFORTING LIE #2
2. Good (ethical) ends can be attained by bad (unethical) means.
Logically, it is impossible to derive ethical ends by unethical means. This like having a war for the sake of peace or having sex for the preservation of chastity.
This second comforting lie violates the E+ Ethic by definition. It also violates Ethical Principles
2. Ethical actions always increase someone’s creativity without destroying, limiting, or diminishing anyone’s creativity.
3. Unethical means can never achieve ethical ends and always have unethical consequences.
4. Means which are not ethical ends in themselves are never ethical.
so it is clearly false.
For a more detailed proof of this conclusion see Appendix B of The BORG WARS by Robert E. Podolsky
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After 21 million dollars in accumulated wealth, it is unethical to continue to accumulate wealth.
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