Consenting sentient entities have the natural freedom to do with their property, bodies and minds what they will, without private or public intervention. The Moral Argument The consenting/voluntary principle assures us that while we may have the possibility of choosing the worst, we also have the possibility of choosing the best. It provides us the opportunity to make things better, though it doesnt guarantee results. While it dictates that we do not force our idea of better on someone else, it protects us from having someone elses idea of better imposed on us by force. The use of coercion to compel virtue eliminates its possibility, for to be moral, an act must be uncoerced. If a person is compelled to act in a certain way (or threatened with government sanctions), there is nothing virtuous about his or her behavior. Freedom of choice is a necessary ingredient for the achievement of virtue. Whenever there is a chance for the good life, the risk of a bad one must also be accepted.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:05:43 +0000
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