Dan Barker and Christopher Hitchens both argued that morali…

Dan Barker and Christopher Hitchens both argued that morality is objectively the principle of not causing unnecessary harm. If you’re causing harm with the intent of causing harm… directly or indirectly… then you are being immoral.
I always thought that was a pretty good argument/explanation; however, that form of morality can be accomplished transactionally and misses the deeper humanity, compassion and solidarity that the term ‘morality’ is imbued with. It lacks the ‘reason’ to act morally.