1) Do you have to ‘know’ that what you’re doing is the right thing in order for
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1) Do you have to ‘know’ that what you’re doing is the right thing in order for it to truly be the right thing? Can we be moral by accident?
2) For the philosopher, "because God said so" is an unsatisfactory answer to the question "why is act X moral (or immoral)?" Plato’s Euthyphro is a wonderful story that shares the challenges of linking what is moral with what the divine commands. What are your thoughts?
3) Too often, we here folks say, “well, who are we to judge,” or “what’s right for them,” or even “morality is all relative anyway.” Is that true? Is it all just relative?
Explanation / Answer
1. Almost everyone in this world has been blessed with wisdom to perceive and select the right thing to do. In doing so we leave a legacy of morality that successfully distinguishes our life and memories.
If given an option we would definitely want to know whatever we are doing is right or not, but it is not always possible. sometimes we need to give in to the situations. every action that is based on powerful desire is not a moral action.
2. the practice of moral philosophy rests on a misguided attempt to provide general, theoretical validation for principles of moral obligation. This is a mistake because moral obligations (that is, the facts that we ought to act in certain ways) are, in reality, self-evident.
3. The problem with the morality is the the fact that it is not a definite thing. Some believe that morality is relative while others believe it to be subjective in nature. The former believes that morality is universal while the latter feels that it depends from case to case and more importantly it is relative to culture, social or a personal criteria. I believe that there is no definite answer to this question and morality is a combination of both.
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