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human
I believe that in a Groundhog Day scenario, murder is still morally wrong. CMV.

We all know the scenario, right? You wake up to the same day, over and over again in seeming perpetuity, but you are the only one experiencing the repeating effect. Everybody else on the planet is living the day as though it is the first time, every time.  “Restore to factory settings” at 6am. There are no external consequences lasting longer than 24 hours.

The reasons I think murder is still morally wrong, despite the person being reincarnated the next day as though the act had never occurred, are the following:

* **The big R.** Let’s cut right to it. If murder is okay, then rape is okay, and now you are really in a dark place.
 
* **The mouse in the glue trap.** There are no consequences for leaving a mouse in a glue trap to die slowly of dehydration or self-inflicted wounds, but many would agree that it is moral to end the mouse’s suffering quickly. The mouse dies either way, but the moral choice is to minimize pain and suffering. In a Groundhog Day murder there are also no consequences, but you are increasing pain and suffering. Even a swift murder causes some pain and suffering in others, and if it’s not swift you’ve left someone to suffer for potentially hours.

* **Consequences to one’s self.** The emotional trauma you inflict on yourself is immoral. You have created unnecessary pain and suffering for yourself, and this does carry over to the next day, and the day after that.

I have met many people who have casually agreed that murder is okay in a Groundhog Day scenario, and I often assume this is a nod to their own immorality. But, admittedly, I’ve never lived the same day over and over again, so maybe I’m overlooking some variables that would change the rules of the game.

Edit: Okay, I had to sleep, and now I'm at work, but some more responses have piled up. I'll try to take a look at each response sometime throughout the day to give some consideration everybody's perspectives.
gpt
I will agree with your conclusion, but disagree with your reasoning ...

Murder in the Groundhog day scenario is immoral for one reason: You cannot know that your memories of the repeating day are in fact real.

Memory is notoriously unreliable and it can be tricked. Memories can be implanted. Drugs can effect your memory. If something you remember is 100% impossible, like a repeating day, then you have to not trust your memory and morals are no different than any other day.