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Those cited above likely had others that were less moral attitudes that were willing to break from rank to save the higher up. Jesus is not a very good example
by invisible 16y ago
Those cited above likely had others that were less moral attitudes that were willing to break from rank to save the higher up. Jesus is not a very good example for many reasons, but the others lived by very different rules and morals.
Morality is very different from reasonable consideration of facts. I do not want to die so if I know someone will respond with that type of revenge I will avoid causing that. If Gandhi were alone in an alley and started being beat up on, the morality may hold him from fighting back but that doesn't make the risk of dying any lower.
- mcantor 16y agoI agree that morality and mortal danger have no correlation. I haven't been trying to argue that, though--if there's someplace where it seems like I was, please point it out so I can clarify. In your first paragraph, are you saying that a Buddha/Jesus/Gandhi is only a pacifist because he expects lesser Buddhists/Christians to defend him with violence...? Also, I doubt that Gandhi or Thich Nhat Hanh would claim that their morality decreased their risk of dying. Their point is that it doesn't change anything (for them).