you ___: "Something is bad if 'harm is done.' Therefore, in every single situation where no harm is done, none of those situations are bad."
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If i cheat on someone and she never finds out, it's still bad
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Because you harm yourself by breaking her trust & you are forced to lie about the situation 4 everyone including yourself.
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*throws a piece of litter on the ground* "Hey pick that up!" "GAH, IT'S JUST ONE PIECE OF ____ IT'S NOT HARMING ANYTHING!" *7 billion later*
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also the opposite: chemo therapy causes a lot of "unintended" short term harm but is good in the long term for getting rid of cancer.
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No harm is done when when you want to act out violently towards something/someone & dont. But the situation is still bad.
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If you're in a serious monogamous relationship & have romantic feelings for another person no harm is currently done, but situation is bad.
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Driving drunk. Maybe there is no accident, but still bad situation because of the chance there could be an accident.
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Reckless endangerment. You didn't actually kill anyone, but you could have, and you're probably stupid for doing it, and should learn.
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Any time you intend to inflict unnecessary suffering but fail.
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Something is bad if the *expected outcome* is negative. Example given already: driving drunk.
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Example of something that's (ethically) good, but has a bad outcome: statistically helpful medical procedure with unlucky complication.
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