Hi, Urs!
Of course, I agree with you about many things you stated. Of course, there are rules you “should” follow and take other people’s interests into consideration. Rules, laws, morality exist for a reason. But this doesn’t change the fact that everything is relative (which is my point here, in this debate).
You should not steal because you shouldn’t do other people wrong. But (!) if you steal someone’s money and then buy yourself, say, the newest iPhone - this is your “good” (provided you are not punished and don’t have any regrets after the fact). But it is someone else’s “bad”. Even the most horrendous crimes can be someone’s “good”, even if they’re against the whole humanity. “Good” and “bad” are relative constructs, that’s what I’m saying. I’m not arguing you should or shouldn’t do something just because it feels “good”, that’s beside the point. All I’m saying, everything is relative and depends on one’s perspective.
Hi, Urs!
Of course, I agree with you about many things you stated. Of course, there are rules you “should” follow and take other people’s interests into consideration. Rules, laws, morality exist for a reason. But this doesn’t change the fact that everything is relative (which is my point here, in this debate).
You should not steal because you shouldn’t do other people wrong. But (!) if you steal someone’s money and then buy yourself, say, the newest iPhone - this is your “good” (provided you are not punished and don’t have any regrets after the fact). But it is someone else’s “bad”. Even the most horrendous crimes can be someone’s “good”, even if they’re against the whole humanity. “Good” and “bad” are relative constructs, that’s what I’m saying. I’m not arguing you should or shouldn’t do something just because it feels “good”, that’s beside the point. All I’m saying, everything is relative and depends on one’s perspective.