Monday, January 6, 2014
Basic Human Ethics
I believe there are universal ethics because of understanding. We all share the human experience and Murdering is universally recognized as something wrong because everyone has experienced death in some way and the sadness it brings. Every person knows what it is like to live, so everyone also knows what is lost when someone dies. Killing another human is too personal for another sane person to handle. Not stealing is another universal ethic because of understanding and trust. People value their reputations and the support of those around them. If a person is a known thief, people would not want to associate with them for fear of being stolen from. Everyone has been stolen from whether its just your last pencil or a wallet. Everyone has felt the injustice and anger and hopefully do not want to give those feelings to someone else. Cultures have similar ethics because usually most only require basic human compassion and we are all human. By now people have figured out the ethics that are worth being recognized universally and those that are not or can not be followed.
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I really relate to your opinion on ethics. I think you eloquently expanded on what I said about human's enteral origins of ethics. I think you effectively made your point and I was intrigued by your response. In the second sentence, I did notice a typo, there is a extra space and the "M" in murdering is capitalized. I wasn't completly sure if it was intentional, but I figured I would mention it just in case.
ReplyDeleteI like the point made about murder. The fact that death is inevitable makes murder that much worse. Human life is not meant to be controlled by other human beings, and when someone delivers such a fate to another man or woman, it is seen to be as evil as can be.
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