Morality

GunMaster357 · 11-10-2011, 09:40 AM

Joke aside, morality depends heavily on context.

I have done things that are considered by a lot of people to be bad. Yet, at that time and in that context, it was only normal. I didn't say it was good, but something I had to do.

The main problem when trying to discuss those things with other people is that they will look at you now and not "then". They will judge without context for the most part.

For example : Canibalism is anathema for a lot of civilizations. Yet, it can be seen as acceptable as a means of survival. In some civilizations, it was a way to honor your dead and, by doing so, a moral thing.

11-10-2011, 09:40 AM	#11
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Joke aside, morality depends heavily on context. I have done things that are considered by a lot of people to be bad. Yet, at that time and in that context, it was only normal. I didn't say it was good, but something I had to do. The main problem when trying to discuss those things with other people is that they will look at you now and not "then". They will judge without context for the most part. For example : Canibalism is anathema for a lot of civilizations. Yet, it can be seen as acceptable as a means of survival. In some civilizations, it was a way to honor your dead and, by doing so, a moral thing. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

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