Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Nature of the Morality Trap of Man

Four areas, “Man vs. Man,” “Man vs. Nature,” “Nature vs. Man,” and “Nature vs. Nature,” will be used in three different scenarios to show that man is different than the nature that surrounds him.

In the four different areas, the first constant, in the first scenario is killing. In "Man vs. Man;" if a man kills another man, society calls the perpetrator, “A Murderer," and the man who was murdered is called, “A Victim". In “Man vs. Nature;” If a man kills a lion, society calls the man, “A Mighty Hunter"', and the lion, “A Trophy". In “Nature vs. Man;” if a lion kills a man then the lion is called, “A Savage Beast" that needs to be destroyed, and the man, “A Victim". In “Nature vs. Nature;” If a lion kills a lion then nobody really cares, unless it is caught on film, then the TV people call it "Exciting," but the society (pride) of lions do not form a posse, go out and find the murdering lion, and put it to death. In this first scenario; if a man kills a man, he is given a negative name, if a man kills a lion, he is given a positive name, if a lion kills a man, the lion is given a negative name, and if a lion kills a lion, it does not matter to either men or lions.
In the second scenario the variable of the lion of nature changes to a kitten of nature. Then, as above, if a man kills a man, he is labeled a “Murderer.” If a man kills a kitten, then he is called an "Animal Abuser." If a kitten kills a man, then the kitten is called “Innocent” and the man is called "Unfortunate". If a kitten kills a kitten then it is called "sad."

In the third scenario, if we add a car to the variables then, as above, if a man kills a man purposely while driving a car, he is called a “Murderer.” If a man kills a kitten while driving a car then it is sad, but is usually called “The animal's fault.” The other two examples will not be put into this equation since kittens usually don’t drive cars.

In these three different scenarios of the four areas, there are different labels that are generally put onto the different beings that kill something else. Compare the labels in these different scenarios.
Man Vs Man
1. Man kills man = Murder
2. Man kills man = Murder
3. Man kills man with car = Murder

Man vs. Nature
1. Man kills lion = Mighty Hunter
2. Man kills kitten = Animal Abuser
3. Man kills kitten with car = The Animal's Fault

Nature vs. Man
1. Lion kills man = Savage Beast
2. Kitten kills man = Unfortunate

Nature vs. Nature
1. Lion kills lion = Exciting (if caught on film)
2. Kitten kills kitten = Sad

In these three scenarios, of the four areas; men make moral judgments, and put labels on other men and nature, according to the situation. Therefore men should be moral, for men make moral judgments on a myriad of areas.

You may agree with this theory or disagree with this theory, but, you are, by that very nature of agreeing or disagreeing, making a moral judgment on the truth or error of the theory, and so prove the theory’s point, that men make moral judgments on a myriad of areas including other men. So, if men make judgments of men's morality, do they not, by the very fact that they judge all things on its morality and worthiness, should not those same men be moral and worthy, since they make judgments on what is moral, and what is worthy? Men even go so far as to make judgments on what is moral. So therefore, men by the very fact of judging morality by their sense of morality, prove that morality is good and so judge themselves, because they judge morality, by their own sense of morality (right and wrong), by which they use as a standard to judge morality itself.

Therefore the wisdom of the ancient sages told us that we are vastly different than nature, for we have the ability to judge. They also told us, the supreme ideal is goodness, and we all prove this by our own judgments, which you continue to prove by your judgments of this article.

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