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[[File: | [[File:Moral relavitism2.png|alt=Moral relavitism|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Freedom fighter or terrorist?]] | ||
'''What delineates good from bad? Are these notions fixed, or could an action deemed harmful for one be beneficial for another?''' Consider a scenario where a parent steals bread from a bakery to feed their starving child. This is obviously bad for the baker, however, it is good for the parent and child. This is the concept of moral ''relativism''''',''' where we use the words "''good"'' and "''bad"'' as common terms, but their meaning is actually relative to the individual at that point in time. | '''What delineates good from bad? Are these notions fixed, or could an action deemed harmful for one be beneficial for another?''' Consider a scenario where a parent steals bread from a bakery to feed their starving child. This is obviously bad for the baker, however, it is good for the parent and child. This is the concept of moral ''relativism''''',''' where we use the words "''good"'' and "''bad"'' as common terms, but their meaning is actually relative to the individual at that point in time. | ||
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Some people try to simplify this concept by simply believing in the moral standards of a book, however rules like "''thou shalt not steal''" doesn't work in our bread stealing parent analogy. But our [[Energy frugal brain|efficiency-seeking minds]] likes the concept as it fits nicely on a shelf in our brain. In fact the concept of what is good or bad depends on a wide range of element, see below.[[File:Moral relativism.png|alt=Relativity of Ethics|center| relative morals]]<div class="res-img"></div> | Some people try to simplify this concept by simply believing in the moral standards of a book, however rules like "''thou shalt not steal''" doesn't work in our bread stealing parent analogy. But our [[Energy frugal brain|efficiency-seeking minds]] likes the concept as it fits nicely on a shelf in our brain. In fact the concept of what is good or bad depends on a wide range of element, see below.[[File:Moral relativism.png|alt=Relativity of Ethics|center| relative morals]]<div class="res-img"></div> | ||
== The Definition of ''Good'' == | == The Definition of ''Good'' == | ||
[[File:Good or evil.jpg|alt=Good or evil|thumb|Is this good or evil or both?]] | |||
In '''this''' galaxy, not so far away... under our feet in fact, we all stand on ''earth''. We all drink the same water, and breathe the same air, if someone truly thought their aim was to do good, the only 100% good, would be what is in the common good for all. i.e. their actions would primarily be involved in protecting our common environment as this is the foundation of our collective need as define by [[Maslow's hierarchy|Maslow's Hierarchy.]] | In '''this''' galaxy, not so far away... under our feet in fact, we all stand on ''earth''. We all drink the same water, and breathe the same air, if someone truly thought their aim was to do good, the only 100% good, would be what is in the common good for all. i.e. their actions would primarily be involved in protecting our common environment as this is the foundation of our collective need as define by [[Maslow's hierarchy|Maslow's Hierarchy.]] | ||