[OWK]

Easy enough for a scholar such as yourself to conclude but what about people of very low intelligence, or dullards and simpletons who possess moral imperatives without any reflection?

A simpleton, dullard, child, vegetative human being, etc.. who does not possess the faculties of comprehension necessary to restrain his own behavior consistent with morality, cannot be held to a moral standard. Their actions are effectively amoral.

That is why we afford stewardship to these individuals.

[freedomson]

A simpleton, dullard, child, vegetative human being, etc.. who does not possess the faculties of comprehension necessary to restrain his own behavior consistent with morality, cannot be held to a moral standard. Their actions are effectively amoral.

This is not true. I've know profoundly retarded people who have innate sense of morality and yet aren't able to read or write beyond a first grade level.

[freedomson]

who does not possess the faculties of comprehension necessary to restrain his own behavior consistent with morality, cannot be held to a moral standard.

What don't you get? They are able to restrain their behavior and yet do not possess the necessary faculties of comprehension.

[freedomson]

who does not possess the faculties of comprehension necessary to restrain his own behavior consistent with morality, cannot be held to a moral standard.

What don't you get? They are able to restrain their behavior and yet do not possess the necessary faculties of comprehension.