I see "immoral" or "amoral" ; I don't see moral COMPLEXITY.
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Montaigne says this is the root of vice. Hume says complication feels like such on the inside, but is often predictable on the outside. Emerson says to stop quoting eminent writers like their thoughts mean anything.
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Huh! Had no idea that anyone had said the same. Good references; thanks.
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maybe "conflicted" is a better word than "complex" for some of these states you know right from wrong, a very loud part of you wants to do right, you're ignoring another part of you that sees it all ending badly because you can't cope it's internal gridlock
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this framing is far more sympathetic
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