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Well, since i shed the shackles of religion and am diametrically opposed to simply following leaders, i had to find my own definition of ethically correct behav
by scns 3y ago
Well, since i shed the shackles of religion and am diametrically opposed to simply following leaders, i had to find my own definition of ethically correct behaviour.
The question i ask myself: "Is my action beneficial to mankind and nature as a whole?"
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoI share your vector However the point/problem is that our position has exactly the same epistemic grounding as to what is “right” as “my philosophy is to Kill all but 10 humans” does.
- afwef 3y agoThat question is not resolvable in any meaningful way. You can justify anything with a rationalization
- mensetmanusman 3y agoYeah, especially if you mix in long termism :)
- rufus_foreman 3y ago>> Is my action beneficial to mankind and nature as a whole You're going to have to make choices between those two. Mankind has destroyed how many other species now?
- esafak 3y agoWhat is beneficial can be debated, as can how to weight the pros and cons of any action. Still, it is a good question to ask!
- vacuity 3y agoSo, you'll imminently lead a mob to kill executives of companies that majorly contribute to climate change?
- bluGill 3y agoMany people have kept slaves, even beating them to death - and still answered yes to your question. Many criminals in prison will tell you their victim deserved whatever. I don't know how to define morality, but yours is not helpful.
- b3nji 3y agoEveryone that has ever that has done terrible things has likely asked themselves the same question. And that is a problem.