June 1, 2004

Re: More Moral Relativism
speedcorn

Elendur,

"That sounds as if he would understand that his feelings, which you say dictate right and wrong, were in fact wrong."

At no point did I ever say that our feelings dictate what is right and wrong. That was something that Everett chose to assume from my original article. What I prefer to believe is that I, as an individual, am a much better judge of what _I_ should and shouldn't do than some faceless organization that has their own interests in mind. Sure I may end up making some bad decisions. We all do at some point in our lives. That's part of being human.

To add a token Tolkien reference to this, Frodo did not have to be told that he had to take the ring to Mount Doom. Sam did not have to be told to accompany Frodo and to help him in his quest. Boromir did not have to be told to defend Merry and Pippin. Gimli and Legolas did not have to be told to chase after Merry and Pippin. Throughout the Lord of the Rings hobbits and people act based on what they feel to be the right thing to do, not on what they have been told is the right thing to do.

Speedcorn