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When a man entertains adultery in his desire and thoughts and intends to consummate the act but fails did he incur any moral guilt and is he morally responsible?
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∙ 8y ago
Yes.
Intending to do something bad is the same as doing the bad thing.
If you attempt a crime and are caught in the act (and stopped from doing the crime) you are still guilty and will go to jail.
There is no difference here, just because he was stopped from committing adultery doesn't mean he is not guilty of it, he made the attempt.
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Now.. this entirely different from THINKING about doing something bad and CHOOSING not to do it. If he changed his own mind or simply never INTENDED to commit the act, than there is nothing wrong with that.
You can engage in intellectual curiosity on any number of subjects and so long as you never intend to follow through AND never attempt it, there is nothing wrong with only thinking about it.
But if its someone or something else stopping you, than you are 100% guilty just for making the attempt whether or not it was successful.
The guilt is always based on intention, and nothing proves intention more than the attempt itself. Failure or success of the attempt is irrelevant.
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∙ 13y ago
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