2007-08-15 02:10:56 · 13 answers · asked by shwetha v 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
"An organism's life depends on two factors: the material or fuel which it needs from the outside, from its physical background, and the action of its own body, the action of using that fuel properly. What standard determines what is proper in this context? The standard is the organism's life, or: that which is required for the organism's survival.
"No choice is open to an organism in this issue: that which is required for its survival is determined by its nature, by the kind of entity it is...
"... An ultimate value is that final goal or end to which all lesser goals are the means—and it sets the standard by which all lesser goals are evaluated. An organism's life is its standard of value: that which furthers its life is the good, that which threatens it is the evil."
2007-08-15 03:51:56 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Wizard 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hehehe, I could give the long answer, but for the sake of humanity, I'll make it short.
Right and wrong is something that is taught. Every single deed has either been right or wrong at some stage in human history. Rape, murder, incest, asault, torture etc. have all been legal in various cultures. There is no concept of right or wrong on a political level.
Unless your religious. The great religions of the world are pretty much the same on what is right and wrong, with blasphemy one of the worst, along with rape, murder etc.
If we take our moral codes from religious authority (which most of the world does), then our judgement isn't independant, and distinguishing right from wrong is based on theological law. In a nutshell, yeh I think your right.
2007-08-15 03:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by carabatzis_2000 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it is the thinking that justifies what one considers to be good or bad.............and this is a good thing we need Laws and we need a code of Honor and Ethics to follow of straight thinking that prevents people for just doing whatever they want with power money and authority people can become corrupt and I think we need to all agree in a democratic way of thinking for the over all big picture and how we are all effected by what we think in the first place with one another :))))
2007-08-15 03:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by Rita 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think its funny when people say there is no good or bad. When these same people are cut in front off in line or stolen from all of a sudden there sense of right and wrong comes alive. This to me is a great evidence of the existence of God, That there is a inner law in all our hearts that says write of wrong. I do not find the fulfilment of this law in the qua ran only in the person of Christ. For love is the fulfilment of the law to love the lord your God with all your heart mind strength and soul and to love your brother as yourself. The light and truth I see in the bible as it ravels God the holy Father in the face of Jesus Christ leaves every other answer lacking in truth and substance.
2007-08-15 02:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The problem is in seeing good and bad as opposites...when you see them as compliments of each other then the need to qualify them disappears. Without bad, good has no meaning. Try not to view these (or any) concepts as the commonly accepted definitions of their labels. The rest will fall into place.
2007-08-15 02:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by mrjones502003 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Your hypothesis is correct. Things are only things without judgment. Bring in judgment and you have an opinion, but that is all. The only laws that are absolute are natural ones such as the laws of nature or the metaphysical laws of mind.
beaux
2007-08-15 02:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by beauxPatrick 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It isn't what I 'think' about pedophilia that makes it wrong or any crimes against humanity. War is wrong. Let governments play chess to decide who wins.
2007-08-15 02:17:28 · answer #7 · answered by midnite rainbow 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perception being the golden key...moral value is different according to an individuals phychological scale.
2007-08-15 02:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by Cube 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, but I might phrase it in a different way... There is a purpose for everything, both good and bad.
2007-08-15 02:37:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
This is correct with most things. But there are other things that are plain wrong.
Cases of first type (where I would agree with you)
- polygamy
- playing games
snd type (plain wrong)
- murder
2007-08-15 02:20:42 · answer #10 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋