Sunday, July 6, 2008

Morality & Rationality

What is morality ?

The Wiki Says this -

The ability to distinguish good and evil or right and wrong, right or good conduct; Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.

Does morality has absolute meaning? Is it a grea area? Would hunting animals for survival be termed as moral?If involuntary hunting is immoral, so does it mean non-survival is moral ? I would define morality as a code of values for right form of existence - not necessarily optimal but behavioral. So if non-survival is moral then it concludes that morality are just principles and not the absolute rationalities. From involuntary hunting perspective non-survival is moral and survival is rational. This makes morality stacked against rationality in some unavoidable circumstances.

When contradictions exists, chosing morality makes one irrational and otherwise. There are four forms of existence - One which is moral but not rational - supported by people of the type Social - " Rights" . The one which is rational but not moral - Mostly individuals, Capitalists. Exceptions exists in this case, when Capitalists are both moral and rational. The third form being - moral and rational - true individuals, true industrialists/capitalists - ( like Mr. Gates) ,and finally the immoral and irrational - the one driven by instincts.

Morality is like doctrine, set defined beliefs associated with a sect, group, following, ideologues, hypothesis propagandists etc., They are outside the realms of logic and usually define a specified behavior for mankind for his overall well being

While rationality has got nothing to do with behavior. It is driven by the logic and analysis. It is driven by the most optimal goal, It is more akin of a machine instructed to perform specific operations to complete a task(s) assigned

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