the end justifies the means

Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes.

torturing prisoners to save millions of citizen lives, so the end justifies the means

by Heffer101 May 9, 2007

justified true belief

A belief is the acceptance of a proposition. A true belief is one that has been examined by the believer and remains a belief. We often accept propositions, only to discover later that we were wrong. Being wrong can be the result of many things: lack of other knowledge that would have caused disbelief; a persuasive argument that you later reject; the proposition was rational-sounding but it was a fallacy.

A rational proposition that is not a fallacy has justification, that is, it is 'justified'. This means the logic is sound and it has a correspondence to facts of reality. (See 'correspondence truth').

Therefore, a 'justified true belief' is one that has been shown to be logically sound, or is accepted as logically sound.

It may or may not be 'defeasible', in other words, defeatable, by a better argument. The Copernican Revolution was the defeat of Catholic justified true belief, by the arguments of Galileo who used the mathematics of Copernicus. (See 'defeator arguments' or 'defeasors')

President Kennedy had a justified true belief that we could get to the moon, because he was shown the proof, without which his belief could not have been justified.

by ceclark February 9, 2012

Justifiable Blow Off

The act you perform when you blow off your homies for a hot ass chick when deep down your homies are being jealous of you cause you're kickin it with the girl they want which in conclusion. Its a justifiable blow off

Andy: so they are definitely mad I pulled a justifiable blow off, but I really don't give a fuck
Kevin: hey, its all good, gotta blow off the homies every now and then for a chick
Andy:oh, it was definitely worth it!!!

by Ya Boy Trax August 9, 2010

STOP JUSTIFYING YOUR PRESENCE

I (EYE) (AYE) Y(AI) HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HERE and Y0U

UU YU YOO YOOOH!!!! have the LEFT to be HEAR.

AARON WATSON TAKAFUL , when EAST MEETS WEST .PERFECT TELEPATHY. (IT'S DOWN THERE AIREADY).

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H(AI) H(A)I ROGER HODGSON OF SUPERTRAMP

STOP JUSTIFYING YOUR PRESENCE I (EYE) (AYE)Y(AI) HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE HERE and you UU YU UOO YOOOH have the LEFT to be HEAR.

by ABROGATION SELF-CALUMNIATION December 19, 2021

Justified

Cameron’s word over ameyas

Cameron is justified. Ameya is not

by Fatfuckchuck April 8, 2022

Justifiable cuntness

When a 3rd party can justify your cunt like actions.

"I've seen you be a cunt to others." "Did they deserve it?" "Yep" "justifiable cuntness. Doesn't count."

by Patty D May 29, 2022

Justified

Justified is when something is normally a crime or illegal but someone does something to start it and force you into it and it couldn’t be help. So it’s justified .

When Michael Stevenson and Josh gray Hugo Rico, and Walt Disney stole every girlfriend I had including Aaron who is with them, even every wives I had and I loved very much and seduce them with temptation and sin , and when they met one they couldn’t take and rape her in our bed, and held a gun to her head and say if you struggle or cry for help we will you … and I caught them and shoot them in the head… it’s justified because they would of killed us all anyway and left no witnesses or survivors as usual and pay off police and judges and prosecutors mental hospital , psych wards all kinds of doctors and jails and prisons and probation and parole offices. The whole nine yards.

by Megasus Thirst Jesus Christ September 21, 2024