Moral Luck

[KrazyGlue]

Alright, since we're stuck on the current scenario, I'll try and come up with a new one.

Just give me a little while. I'll edit this post later when I think of something.

 

[Amide]

I still have trouble believing this. I know lots of people who drink, some of them younger than college age, yet I've never met anyone who thinks it's ok to drive when drunk. Again, I repeat, if they've been drunk before, they know (especially that binge drinking you mentioned) how messed up they get. Anyone who's been that drunk is aware that it is unsafe for them to drive there.

This is true, but sometimes it takes someone's life for a point to be made clearly enough to an alcoholic. Most alcoholics have been taught that drinking is bad, but they still drink.

And I think that both of you may be too caught in that example to discuss the topic at hand.

For that example, while John wouldn't be required change his morals based on the different circumstances, the different circumstances did ultimately lead to a change in morals. Which is an example of circumstantial luck.