Alex: “War is better than peace according to my standards.”
Sam: “War is better than peace according to my standards.” I am not talking about those statements. I am speaking of this scenario: Alex: “War with thhis nation at this time is better than peace according to my standards.”
Sam: “Peace with this nation at this time is better than war according to my standards.” You are right in saying that they aren’t contradictory. Instead they lead to incoherence which can lead to contradictory standards for the government that wants to decide. Again who decides? Is is moral to decide policy by focus group?
Alex: “War is better than peace according to my standards.”
Sam: “War is better than peace according to my standards.”
I am not talking about those statements. I am speaking of this scenario:
Alex: “War with thhis nation at this time is better than peace according to my standards.”
Sam: “Peace with this nation at this time is better than war according to my standards.”
You are right in saying that they aren’t contradictory. Instead they lead to incoherence which can lead to contradictory standards for the government that wants to decide. Again who decides? Is is moral to decide policy by focus group?