Shows how moral-sounding policies can produce unseen harm — outcomes must be weighed.
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I believe that moral claims should be tested by their real-world consequences. A belief that sounds noble but reliably produces harm should be revised.
- Confidence
- High
- What could disprove it
- Show that moral systems which ignore observed outcomes produce more benevolent societies than those that learn from results.
- Current support
Good intentions are not sufficient when outcomes repeatedly harm the vulnerable.
Evidence over time reveals whether a moral rule actually serves human flourishing.
Sample: Bastiat's broken-window fallacy (1850) — visible 'benefits' of destruction hide unseen losses, a template for testing moral policies by outcomes.
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Evaluates development by real capabilities and outcomes people achieve, not intentions alone.
Philosophical tradition of testing moral rules by their real-world results.
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