Pumpkin Row
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What's your perspective on the importance of a promise? The actual value of such a thing has always been a mystery to me. I've always erred on the side of attempting to keep them at all costs, and never make them when they would be impossible to keep. Assuming that's the correct way to keep them, do you think a promise would still be morally and ethically binding if the person to whom you have made that promise disassociates from you?
For example, let's pretend you made a serious promise to someone very special to you not to litter, or maybe not to smoke; but that special person has chosen to disassociate from you, and you'll most likely never see or hear from them again, and if you did, they would pretend you don't exist. Would you still keep that promise? Would you still believe the ethical or moral thing to do would be to keep that promise?
For example, let's pretend you made a serious promise to someone very special to you not to litter, or maybe not to smoke; but that special person has chosen to disassociate from you, and you'll most likely never see or hear from them again, and if you did, they would pretend you don't exist. Would you still keep that promise? Would you still believe the ethical or moral thing to do would be to keep that promise?