Posted by: Bob Marley June 12, 2009
Moral War!!
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Raju ji


Morality is something that comes from practise of religion, beliefs and culture. The fundamental morality of the world is same, the core ones. But just beacuse it is different than your does not mean it is WRONG to the other group.


I'm giving this scenerio to compare our morailty verses the Western with respect to what you and they beleive is same but different at the same time. Here's the example.


You, your mother and your son are on a boad and it flips over. Who do you save first?


Easter Cutlure's Moral : Save your mother first since she gave birth, she's like a god, she's your elder and on and on....all based their values.


Wester Cutlure's Moral : Save your kid first. He's the future. Your mother is old and has lived her life already. The kid needs to get a fair chance too. He can achive something what my mother has not....all based on their values.


See what I mean...it is just a matter where you come from.


With the scenerio you presented, I think the driver should NOT run over the kids based on western values but the result can be different from our prespective.


 

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