I [26M] have a friend that without a doubt is addicted to cigarettes, I'm pretty sure he tried to quit before or lower the consumption but last time I knew how much he smoked was about a whole box daily

Now, I travel from time to time and since I went to Japan I bought him Japanese cigarettes as a gift
Now since I'm going to see him again in a few months he asked (or I suggested I don't remember) to bring him American brands that don't sell in Mexico, or at least in my city that I've seen (American Spirit, Newport)

The dilemma came when some of my friends from the same group started pointing me out as a bad friend or a devil's advocate

The way I see is: I know my friend will smoke and will continue to smoke, independently of if I bring him foreign brands or not, at the end the only thing I'm doing is saving him some weekly money not adding quantity of cigarettes/month per se

For the sake of the question, please put aside personal beliefs on sommeliers. Some argue they are real and some argue they are a scam. I can see both side of that. But in this scenario, we are all believing that sommeliers' work is completely proven and supported.

What if there as a high end dining restaurant and they hired the best known sommelier in the world? However, the sommelier was an alcoholic. Not a raging or miserable one, but someone who definitely drinks like a fish and has a serious problem with putting the bottle down.

But they are dynamite at their job and helped make the restaurant more world renowned. They outclass every sommelier in the world, they show up to work on time without being a drunk mess, and they are loved by everyone in the restaurant, including customers. But the management knows this sommelier has a serious drinking problem outside of work. They drink themselves to sleep every night but show up sober enough to legally and functionally work.

We dont have to breed and kill animals to sustain ourselves, yet we do it because eating them is tasty and so on.

But what about killing them for other things, for example just for hunting.

bc beating up nazis is morally correct but beating up homeless people is morally incorrect so like does it balance out or does one outwiegh the other or something like that

Am I a narcissist?

Well, let me explain why I think it, and my life philosophy. I'm 17 years old, and my purpose in life, is enjoying and having pleasurable experiences. Not just like having a family and kids and that, even though I'll probably end up doing it, but I also was looking for stuff like smoking, because it's addictive and good, or jumping in parachute for the adrenaline, or girls, and stuff like that. My dream is to be in a yatch with woman, smoking and enjoying, of course it's not like something I plan on doing, but it's a juice scenario. Let's talk about what do I think of myself. I think of myself as a comparison to Jesus, or maybe even some sort of antichrist? Let me explain: I think I'm capable of my own "miracles" if I put enough effort into anything, like I could be the president of the USA with enought effort, a LOT of it but I technically could, or basically anything there is, same as Jesus, right? It's a comparison, not literal. And the antichrist part is because I do NOT care about others THAT much like Jesus. I think of myself higher than everyone, though I recognize there's smarter and stronger people I know and even admire in some sense, or envy. I put myself on top of everything even God, or at the same level. I don't really respect morals THAT much, and I put my morals in what I would and wouldn't do, but I wouldn't judge people of they're murderers or robbers meanwhile they didn't affect me. I despise people who don't follow their dreams or their "ego", except if they're following MY dream or ego, then yeah it's okay because they're helpful. I'm super kind with others and literally everyone I know likes me, because I'm calm helpful chill and respectful, even though in the interior I'm a bit wilder. I love the "survival of the fittest" idea, and I respect the strong or smart, not much the weak or dumb. Like, if you're poor? Skill issue, I could get out of that situation (that is related to the I'm capable of everything thing) I know it's like weird, maybe wrong, but hey, I don't mean to offend anyone, I'm just seeking opinions and exploring stuff

Is it a morally right decision—for children to end one’s own life when one has been cursed from the very moment of birth?

\Originally posted in 2020*

· The Philippines chose a life over a coalition: Facing a hostage crisis, they pulled out 51 troops to save 1 hostage (Angelo de la Cruz). They got him back alive—but the U.S. and Australia called it "sending the wrong signal to terrorists." · Japan chose the coalition over a life: They refused to withdraw 550 troops for 1 hostage (Shosei Koda). He was beheaded on video. · The U.S. paid the price in blood: With a strict "no negotiation" policy, at least 18 out of 24 kidnapped Americans ended up dead or missing—including beheaded contractors like Nicholas Berg.

So here’s the moral dilemma for you: Is it "right" to sacrifice one innocent civilian to uphold a global principle and protect thousands of troops? Or is it "wrong" to let a father of eight die just to make a political point?

One country saved its guy but looked weak. Another held the line but buried its citizen. Which one actually had the moral high ground? Let me know what you think. 👇

If you can save someone would you?

Then why does an imaginary value or a piece of paper dictate whether or not people can get life saving surgery?

Is putting a certain value to human life ethical?

I adopted a starving kitten (~ 1 month old) from a park where I go for walk. I fed and took care of her but after 5 weeks when she became healthy and active I noticed she was very lonely because there was no one to play with and I was always busy with my work (also I felt it wrong to curtail the freedom of a living being). So, I decided that I would release her in the same park and will give her food and water 2 times a day. First day she was happy and was playing with little kids in the park. But on the second day she disappeared, I don't know if she was adopted again, became prey or simply left the park. I tried to spot her for the next 2 days but couldn't find her.

Am I wrong here? because I feel guilty if something bad happened to her.

what is morality? Can something be objectively right or wrong? Why is killing someone wrong? Because someone else feels sad if they die? Is that objective? Why is anything right or wrong? Why is it I "innately" want "good" for other people? Is that proof of objective morality? Does morality only exist when I see the other party as equal to myself? Why do people eat meat even after understanding the evil of the industry and not feel bad? Why are vegans so shocked humans are capable of such "evils" even after seeing the things they would do to their own race? How can war mongering scum see themselves as righteous?

I currently work as a performer in a hotel. In one of our shows we’re using an AI character projected on the screen. How moral is it for me to keep working here while being anti-ai? This is company implementation rather than individuals choosing to use it. I can’t object or express my views to customers or guests.

If someone really regrets what happened and wants to better themselves is the best course of action suicide?

Do rapists deserve to be alive and have lives after harming someone like that? Do they get to pursue happiness and love in the future or are they at the very least obligated to isolate themselves from society?

A woman tells that she went to a restaurant and randomly called some passing fat stranger “Winnie-the-Pooh”. The insulted person called his wife over, who promptly beat the woman in the video. Police was called, etc. The woman in the video still “doesn’t understand what wrong thing had I done?”.

It is very likely that the woman doesn’t tell the full story but that’s all we may know from her publicised point of view.

The masters program has since been discontinued for severalyears, all I needed was to finish my thesis however 2020 wasn't exactly a particularly good year, and it's rare I have to upload anything regarding my grades from university.

The evil slayer is a very real villain making it up the heights he’s destroyed a Arby’s in Pennsylvania and he’s coming for backrooms two he wants to kill all humans and he has a kill count of 3 million he is also racist and homophobic what do you all think of the evil slayer?

Got charged way less than I should have. On one hand it's their mistake. On the other hand someone (probably the server) might get in trouble. Where do you draw the line?

Poll: https://www.getqibble.com/poll-detail/you-accidentally-get-charged-way-less-than-you-should-at-a-restaurant-do-you-tell-them-or-keep-quiet

Since people use leather and thats the same but skin.
Plus you’re using the full animal and creating less waste.

But im a bit unsure since a lot of other animals have been hunted just for their horns. And if it might be insensitive to use real farm animal horns because of that.

Today is a very windy day for where I live. I was walking to my mom’s car when I noticed a wasp on me, I swept it off my sleeve (I didn’t kill it) and now I am wondering if I am a bad person for this. This happened on car park which means it will probably get run over since it didn’t seem to feel and fly well. It clung to me and I pushed it off… I feel terrible. I know it’s “just a wasp” and some people really hate them but I feel like its life matters too.