Are You Right?

[SalixIncendium]

Consider religion, politics, philosophy, morals, ethics, or whatever. How do you know you are right and another is wrong?

Is there truly a right or a wrong? Or are right and wrong merely human constructs to assert perspective?

Thoughts?

 

[The Reverend Bob]

Consider religion, politics, philosophy, morals, ethics, or whatever. How do you know you are right and another is wrong?

Is there truly a right or a wrong? Or are right and wrong merely human constructs to assert perspective?

Thoughts?

Are you asking if there is an objective principle to determine whether one's actions and behaviors can be construed as right or wrong?

 

[SalixIncendium]

Are you asking if there is an objective principle to determine whether one's actions and behaviors can be construed as right or wrong?

Yes. This is precisely what I'm asking.

 

[Orbit]

I am right. Glad to have cleared that up for you.

 

[Curious George]

Consider religion, politics, philosophy, morals, ethics, or whatever. How do you know you are right and another is wrong?

Logic

Is there truly a right or a wrong? Or are right and wrong merely human constructs to assert perspective?

Thoughts?

I think we can use logic to create an internally consistent view of right and wrong. With this view we can evaluate whether one is right or wrong.

 

[The Reverend Bob]

Yes. This is precisely what I'm asking.

I am of the opinion that yes indeed that there is an objective principle that one can use to determine whether their own (I must their own) actions are right or wrong.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Logic

I think we can use ligic

Even if we use logic or ligic, who is to say whose logic (or ligic) is objectively more correct?

 

[SalixIncendium]

I am of the opinion that yes indeed that there is an objective principle that one can use to determine whether their own (I must their own) actions are right or wrong.

What is this objective principle?

 

[Curious George]

Even if we use logic or ligic, who is to say whose logic is objectively more correct?

Well you can appeal to that if you wish, but it doesn't bode well for you as doing so contradicts yourself.

 

[Vinayaka]

I'm wrong. But you already knew that.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Well you can appeal to that if you wish, but it doesn't bode well for you as doing so contradicts yourself.

But you didn't answer the question. You say that the use of logic can determine if one is right or wrong. I'm not understanding how. In its simplest form, it's just assertion of perspective.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I'm wrong. But you already knew that.

Yes, as is evidenced in certain threads, we usually are.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

Consider religion, politics, philosophy, morals, ethics, or whatever. How do you know you are right and another is wrong?

Is there truly a right or a wrong? Or are right and wrong merely human constructs to assert perspective?

Thoughts?

There is no truth. Oh...oops, I just made a truth claim by stating that it is a truth that there is no truth, so if there is no truth, then there is truth. So truth must exist.

 

[exchemist]

There is no truth. Oh...oops, I just made a truth claim by stating that it is a truth that there is no truth, so if there is no truth, then there is truth. So truth must exist.

...said the Cretan.......

 

[leov]

Consider religion, politics, philosophy, morals, ethics, or whatever. How do you know you are right and another is wrong?

Is there truly a right or a wrong? Or are right and wrong merely human constructs to assert perspective?

Thoughts?

Examine yourself if your motives are pure and fit the Golden Rule....

 

[The Reverend Bob]

What is this objective principle?

It is in two parts. First when it comes to wrong. You have to ask yourself is this action or behavior going to cause any harm or hurt to myself and /or to any innocent beings in the present or future? If you answered in the positive, then maybe in fact your action or behavior is in fact wrong.
Why such an easy criteria to determine the wrongness of an action or behavior? Because doing evil is easy.

Now determining what is right and good is much, much more complex.

 

[The Reverend Bob]

...said the Cretan.......

I heard Cretans always lie.

 

[Spiderman]

I'm wrong about many things, for which I repent and am often humbled.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Examine yourself if your motives are pure and fit the Golden Rule....

So the Golden Rule is right and pure? It's mankind's objective principle?

 

[leov]

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So the Golden Rule is right and pure? It's mankind's objective principle?

did not find any better.