@Kroni,
Kroni;109820 wrote:I still think he is creating a logical fallacy. Just because something is wrong in one circumstances it does not make it wrong in a completely unrelated circumstance. It's similar to the fallacy of not agreeing with an opinion simply because of who you heard it from. If you do not like Peter Singer because he allegedly eats meat and therefore you decide you shouldn't be a vegetarian, you are coming up with a conclusion that does not follow the premise.
What Kant argued was that if everyone (say) lied when he thought the consequences of lying on that occasion were good, then he would be saying that everyone should lie when
they thought the consequences were appropriate. Why, after all, Kant asked, would it be all right for you to lie when you thought it would be a good thing, and not for others? But, then, suppose that everyone could decide on their own, on any occasion, whether to lie or not? What would be the consequences of
that? No one would be able to trust anyone to be truthful, because how could anyone know that the speaker had not decided that on this occasion, it would be all right for him to lie. The institution of people trusting others would simply break down. What would this mean for society?
So, you see: 1. Kant did not argue that something is wrong because it is wrong. and, 2. He did certainly take consequences into account.
Of course, you may disagree with Kant about this. But would you disagree with him because he was not logical, or just because you thought he was wrong? There is a difference?