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    Our intuitions about insult severity confirm this: insult... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Jonathan Edwards argues that the heinousness of sin scales with the dignity of the one sinned against, not merely the temporal length of the harmful act.

    Our intuitions about insult severity confirm this: insulting a stranger differs morally from insulting one's benefactor, even with identical words, because of the recipient's standing.

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    benefactor(in ethics)
    Someone who has helped you or given you something valuable—basically, someone you owe gratitude to.
    intuitions(Chudnoff's account of intuitions as the basis of a priori justification)
    Intellectual perceptions that sometimes reveal abstract reality, possessing a presentational phenomenology that can be evoked through imagination, reflection, or reasoning
    morally(in ethics)
    Relating to questions of right and wrong, or what we should and shouldn't do.
    standing(the legitimacy of a group's claim to participate)
    The right or authority to have your voice heard and taken seriously in a decision or discussion.

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