Ethical Dilemmas
In my life I have pondered over many ethical dilemmas, but I have found that I have a difficulty thinking deeply on these topics by myself. My answers are simple, but by themselves do not justify what they signify or how I came to them, only the end result. What I have found is that no matter what you believe in, whether or not it is true to yourself or others, you think with your actions. I am a reserved individual in that fact that I consider the beliefs and actions of others to be separate and not equal. For my own sake, this is what allows me to actually consider these dilemmas, while how I participate in one would be different.
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In action however, there should be no hesitation. The transparency in morals only occurs in the mind, but an action itself is a demonstration of thought.
Natural transparency to morality is simple. Any two individuals can say the opposite of a truth, but only in a demonstration of action can this conflict be resolved. Two individuals can say the opposite truth in religion, politics, or another creed of idea, by themselves they do not always make sense, but sometimes only by themselves do they make sense. A man can say that the sky will fall, and to himself it is true. It is inevitable that a meteor will fall on the Earth be every day hundreds of smaller ones burn in the atmosphere.
Consider the dilemma of a starving child and mother on the streets. The problem is that whether the mother should steal food for their child and break the law, or follow the law and let their child die. However, it is clear that by compassion the mother would support the child. The mother, although burdened with the ethical dilemma, should not act paralyzed in the fear of law. She is responsible for her child, but also wrong to care for her child by the only means
If ironic, one of my intellectual challenges is the difficulty of truly accessing a challenge and the proper …show more content…
In action however, there should be no hesitation. The transparency in morals only occurs in the mind, but an action itself is a demonstration of thought.
Natural transparency to morality is simple. Any two individuals can say the opposite of a truth, but only in a demonstration of action can this conflict be resolved. Two individuals can say the opposite truth in religion, politics, or another creed of idea, by themselves they do not always make sense, but sometimes only by themselves do they make sense. A man can say that the sky will fall, and to himself it is true. It is inevitable that a meteor will fall on the Earth be every day hundreds of smaller ones burn in the atmosphere.
Consider the dilemma of a starving child and mother on the streets. The problem is that whether the mother should steal food for their child and break the law, or follow the law and let their child die. However, it is clear that by compassion the mother would support the child. The mother, although burdened with the ethical dilemma, should not act paralyzed in the fear of law. She is responsible for her child, but also wrong to care for her child by the only means