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The ends do not justify the means.
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Well, there are times when an objectively bad thing (like lying) can be used to prevent an even worse thing from happening (like murder.) No one's going to blame you for assaulting someone to prevent a rape, as long as you don't cause any more harm than is necessary. I think the statement still holds through.
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I agree, but I find a definition of "objectively bad" is vague. Badness is intrinsically something the person judges for themselves. If you were objectivist, for example, another persons death is objectively better than yours. Personally, though, I would value their life just as much as mine though.