Right and wrong is a useful concept. Right?
I was taught it growing up, now i'm older I find it unnecessary.
The concept is used to judge if an occurrence/ behavior is acceptable or not.
It is used to weigh up weather the juice is worth the squeeze or the behavior should be abandoned for more fertile experiences.
This works well on paper but the practice is much different. The concept being basic gives the mind the ability to trip itself up. Then the concepts get doubled over and turn into a mess.
Allow me to explain, when a child is taught about right and wrong it is seen as a punishment and reward system rather than a loose scope to be used at will. This causes a lot of conflict in the child and over the years they will become a product of that conflict. They are better off without the knowledge of right and wrong. Most children have no urge to kill or hurt and when they do it is because of the conflict bought on by a deeply embedded dichotomy, like right and wrong.
Right and wrong creates the problems it claims to stop.
Interesting read :) Thanks!
Deeply flawed argument. You assume they won't learn the wrong lessons, and that all people are good. Bad assumption. Morality and right and wrong are definitely important to know and to teach. These lessons will be learned, and if not from moral guidance, they will come from immoral reality.
Immoral or amoral? I don't know what your experiences are, but I've found reality to be either punishing of immoral behavior, or complacent. As an adult it's not very often I run into a huge moral dilemma. I know just as well from experience as I do from being taught that hurting others typically results in me being hurt in return.
That's expected, because of the lack of morality pervasive in current culture. Stay strong, and don't drop to their level.
Drop to who's level exactly? I don't know what your morals are. I have morals, but they may not match up with yours. What is the lack or morality you're speaking of?
This comment is incorrect and polarized. Children can learn without dichotomy referencing.
Sorry, I disagree. Based on my experience, I don't believe that to be true in all cases.
Well, let's take a look at where right and wrong originated from: religion. Religion used to be what dictated whether each action or concept was right or wrong. Lying, wrong. Sharing, right. Over time, as the Church's influence became weak and it's corruption increased, laws took the role of religion. Laws tell us that stealing is wrong, killing is wrong, etc.
Morality and laws are definitely not the same. We have MANY immoral laws.
I think you meant to reply to the other guy...
probably.
Not sure where it originated from but religion enjoys using it. It's a good framework for leverage.