Let’s get back to the question of whether or not it is wrong to kill. One of the reasons this is such a confusing question is this idea of “nature,” and what is “natural.” We need only look out at nature to see what we would consider to be violence and murder galore. It is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘morality’
Is It “Natural” to Kill?
Posted in Life, tagged human condition, life, morality, philosophy on February 4, 2012 | Comments Off
Violence
Posted in Life, tagged morality, philosophy, reality, society on January 18, 2012 | Comments Off
One of the things I find myself struggling with is the fact that you can’t always combat violence with passivity. One of the reasons for this is the obvious fact that violence can end the life of the passive, who therefore no longer has the opportunity to defend or express his position and ideas. And [...]
Complexities of Moral Absolutism
Posted in Life, tagged logic, morality, war on March 13, 2011 | Comments Off
I find the issues, complexities, and dilemmas of war to be very interesting. Aside from the seemingly pointless inquiry into what is “fair” or moral in a war, the big question seems to be if there is such a thing as a justifiable war, and if there is, what are its characteristics? I do not [...]
Sanctifying the Dead
Posted in Life, tagged death, morality, reality on November 13, 2010 | Comments Off
I find it interesting, and a bit annoying, that whenever someone dies, usually a young adult, they are effusively sanctified by the people who knew them. They were the most amazing, extraordinary, kind, brilliant, promising person you could ever meet. The dead person is purified, made out to be a saint, an extraordinary example of [...]
The Right Thing to Do
Posted in Life, tagged attitude, happiness, illusion vs. reality, love, morality, reality, self on August 17, 2010 | Comments Off
There is a difference, which is very hard to articulate, between doing something because it is The Right Thing To Do, and because it is the right thing to do. The first is done with self-righteous sacrifice, and the second is done honestly and openly, with love, with no sacrifice, or idea of sacrifice, in [...]
