(February 14, 2012 at 1:36 pm)JollyForr Wrote: I was watching an amazingatheist video just today. I don't know if you've ever heard of him, or like his videos, but at the end of his newest one, he briefly mentions how everyone now seems to think that they are morally superior - that they are right on moral decisions. I know everyone has their own views on things, but when does your own morality, empathetic skills, and sympathy, become self-righteous?
What if, for example, someone argues with someone as to whether or not doing drugs is moral; when will an individual view become self-righteous and be seen as conceited or superior? Can it only be seen as such when your own morality is imposed on other people, and you demand that they follow your rules?
I think self-righteousness emerges when there is no rational justification given as to why a certain behavior is moral and its alternative immoral.
