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    An obligation that predictably produces worse outcomes th... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Possibilism can generate obligations that, if acted on, would result in the worst possible outcome.

    An obligation that predictably produces worse outcomes than an available alternative violates the core deontic function of directing agents toward the good.

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    • 1.Deontic systems exist to guide action; prescribing worse outcomes undermines their fundamental rational purpose.
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    • 2.Agents cannot be morally required to do what reliably prevents the good they're obligated to promote.
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    • 3.Obligation without regard to consequences becomes arbitrary, detached from the welfare it should serve.
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    • 1.Duties may bind agents regardless of outcomes—keeping promises matters even when breaking them helps more.
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    • 2.Predictability is uncertain; agents cannot always know which alternative truly produces better results long-term.
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    • 3.Some obligations protect rights or dignity that supersede consequentialist calculations about aggregate good.
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