RE: Morals
August 29, 2016 at 8:07 am
(This post was last modified: August 29, 2016 at 8:09 am by robvalue.)
"Should" is morality, the question is circular. "Wrong" is a human construct. Nothing is inherently wrong.
We can easily construct a criteria for "wrong" which could include such things as "bad for society in general" or "bad for individuals". It's then easy to see why a serial killler's actions are "wrong". If you and I don't agree on what "wrong" means, then we can go no further. These are the fundamentals of morality.
But if you don't care about something, you don't care. Ethical decisions are either driven by an internal desire to act a certain way (morality) or in accordance with the consequences (pragmatism). Religious "morality" is often actually the latter.
We can easily construct a criteria for "wrong" which could include such things as "bad for society in general" or "bad for individuals". It's then easy to see why a serial killler's actions are "wrong". If you and I don't agree on what "wrong" means, then we can go no further. These are the fundamentals of morality.
But if you don't care about something, you don't care. Ethical decisions are either driven by an internal desire to act a certain way (morality) or in accordance with the consequences (pragmatism). Religious "morality" is often actually the latter.
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