My worldview is that life is already harsh and unpleasant enough, so I don't intend to make it any moreso for other people if I can help it.
If I can make someone's day a little brighter by being nice, I try, in small ways.
Basically I think if you are causing significant harm to others, without justification, you are comitting an immoral act.
Particularly I find condemning people for behavior that doesn't cause harm to fall into this category. The guilt and repression can cause real harm. Completely unnecessary harm.
I think a worldview based in reality is necessary to make consistently moral decisions and that science gives us the best picture of reality.
I'm not saying you need to have an education in science to be moral, but when you have questions like: When is it ok to terminate a pregnancy? Is it ok to pollute the Earth? Is this sexual behavior a part of natural variation?
Science gives us or gets us closer to the correct answers.
If I can make someone's day a little brighter by being nice, I try, in small ways.
Basically I think if you are causing significant harm to others, without justification, you are comitting an immoral act.
Particularly I find condemning people for behavior that doesn't cause harm to fall into this category. The guilt and repression can cause real harm. Completely unnecessary harm.
I think a worldview based in reality is necessary to make consistently moral decisions and that science gives us the best picture of reality.
I'm not saying you need to have an education in science to be moral, but when you have questions like: When is it ok to terminate a pregnancy? Is it ok to pollute the Earth? Is this sexual behavior a part of natural variation?
Science gives us or gets us closer to the correct answers.
