Do you see things in black or right (ie right or wrong)? Or do you see a number of different scenario's...

Question

in any situations?

Answer 1

There are definitely things that are right and things that are wrong. The problem is that reality is complex, so any single action is likely to result in a number of wrongs and rights. Making the right decision means trying to figure out what all the possible consequences are and to what degree they are wrong or right.

For example, I would say in general that killing another human being is wrong. But in a situation where someone pulls over your car to rob you and attacks and tries to kill both you and your passenger with a knife, then the wrongs that would be committed if you didn't kill him are worse than the ones that if you do. In other words, if you kill him, that's one wrong, but given that it was done in self-defense, how wrong is it. If he kills you and your passenger, however, that's two wrongs, and given that he did it in cold blood for personal financial gain, that's much worse, isn't it?

Issues are rarely black and white. That doesn't mean that there isn't a right and a wrong; it just means that moral decisions are complex.

Answer 2

There are always an exception to rules. We would like to see things as black and white, but truth is everything is gray. It depends on what is going on that should determine if it is right or wrong. We say stealing is wrong. What about stealing a loaf of bread to feed a child? Is this just as wrong and deserve the same punishment as stealing a car stereo because you want it? This is why Zero Tolerance is such B.S.

Answer 3

I think that part of being an adult is learning that everything is not black or white, there are always exceptions. As for examples; if you step on an ant then it dies, usually. If you crush an ant with your finger it will die (most of the time). The only time I can see a true black or white example is if your Drill Sargent says you are wrong. The only proper response is "Yes Sargent!" If he is right or wrong; you will be wrong to try and correct him (in most cases).

Answer 4

I usually see many different sides to many different things. I guess things aren't "black and white" to me, but various shades of gray. I try to view things for other people's perspectives and see how I would feel "walking a mile" in the other person's shoes, so to speak.

Answer 5

I usually see things in different scenarios.

Answer 6

The way you asked that question was wrong--a good example of being wrong. There are sometimes circumstances which make it harder to determine.

Answer 7

Right and wrong are defined by whether or not I like something. I have degrees of like and dislike, so there are degrees of right and wrong.

Answer 8

i see red, yellow, blue,green etc...just like colors

Answer 9

in this universe absolutes are not obtainable