MoralityEssay Preview: MoralityReport this essayAll morals are merely the imposition of societal norms by authority figures. We are born with primal instinct alone, and without the presence of established ethics, we would never come to adopt the accepted views of “good” and “bad”. Absolutes, in this world, dont hold any bearing in nature, for the circumstances in nature are so volatile that any singular moral system would fail within a short period of time. Instinctual reactions to environmental stimuli with the end goal of survival would prevail.Our minds, at birth, are merely a substrate on which the various people in our lives plant and grow ideas about right and wrong. Political and religious views come as a result of upbringing, with those who maintain liberal ideas having a generally more liberal childhood, while those who maintain conservative views having a generally more conservative childhood. In a sense, parents and other prominent figures in a childs life inadvertently, or perhaps even intentionally, brainwash the malleable mind of the minor into having a certain perspective on the world. A person raised in a household with same-sex guardians is much more likely to be accepting of homosexuality than if the same child were raised in a household of strict Catholics.
Remove the premise of society entirely, and there is little foundation for any moral objection to any actions. If all people living now were to be placed into a state of nature, such effects would not be as immediately obvious, for the residue of a prior moral system would still exist, only to eventually be replaced by a code that revolves around survival.A child, therefore, left completely to his own devices at birth (assuming they could somehow receive proper nourishment without violating this rule) would be forced to develop his own code predicated upon what would be best for self-preservation. When an obstacle of any sort arose, he would be forced to resort to this code to decide what to do. If, for example, he needed food and found another person, he would most likely kill and eat this person, having never been told that killing and cannibalism are morally wrong. In the interest of self-preservation, they are very acceptable.
[quote=Pete_T]There is a good example of an adult, who is not responsible for his own actions.
[quote=MarkR2]The thing is…we have no idea what we might do about it. If it is done, we can’t change any of our actions.”[/quote]
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[quote=MarkR2]There are no such things as a bad idea, no. A good idea is something that can be done, or would be, within the limits of what was necessary to make something happen.
[/quote] The best you can get at it is by being willing to give up that idea at the first chance there is a better solution, or at least, a much better way to get the best outcome out of it. Sometimes, if you are willing to go one step further and do nothing but be willing to lose things, you may find yourself better off. But it is worth it to do it, on your own terms.[/quote]
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I agree.
> “What’s up with everyone’s stupid plan on making us think they’re stupid?”.
The biggest problem with the “perfect plan” theory is that it says that we are all stupid. It’s the same way with our theories of evolution. All of our plans have the same idea of what happens to us.
When our plan “happens” it turns out that the only two things necessary to survive the event it is making are if we can keep eating, if we can keep moving. When we are living in reality, our bodies are “eaten”.
So if we don’t eat we need to eat the next one, which means a lot of food on the next one, and if someone else’s plan fails, that is the only solution to our problem. Then it all comes down to our choice.
I think it makes sense to do all of our planning when we have no choice.
So if you are being dumb as hell, all people would be stupid as fuck when confronted with their plan and not letting go. To not have a plan that could be used to stop the horrible event.
> “What else do we have to do to survive the event?”
> “Well, we usually work together if that’s what we want to do. Let’s be practical here and do all our stuff. Then, if that doesn’t seem like a good idea, we can try something new, or try it out with other people or make it ourselves.”
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[quote=MarkR2]Well, we usually work together if that’s what we want to do. Let’s be practical here and do all our stuff. Then, if that doesn’t seem like a good idea, we can try something new, or try it out with other people or make it ourselves.”[/quote]