A new member, Sombra, has introduced a new idea for a moral system including Skillful and Unskillful actions instead of Good vs Bad.
There's some discussion in the
Christianity is Morally Bankrupt thread (starting at
Message 247), but it's starting to focus more on Sombra's system and less on the morality of Christianity.
So, I thought I would make a nice, new, shiny thread to talk about Sombra's Skillful Morality system.
Hello Sombra, welcome to EvC!
It's fun here, and we're pretty much able to talk about anything. We do try to keep topics focused, though... that way the board stays organized if anyone wants to search through things later. I wanted to ask some questions about your moral system, so I created this thread in order to do so.
First, I think it would be best if Sombra was able to give a description of what he generally means with the words "Skillful" and "Unskillful" in the context of his moral system.
From
Message 249:
Sombra writes:
As to what is virtuous and what is evil, I repeat, there are no intrinsically "good" or "evil" actions, only skillful or unskillful (only things that bring happiness or suffering to you and others, depending on the prevailing conditions).
So, an action is either skillful or unskillful?
What about something like opening a door for a blind man? Is this skillful or unskillful?
Does it change depending on if the blind man thanks you for the help, or curses you out for not letting him do things for himself?
Does the happiness or suffering for
you outweigh the happiness or suffering
for others? Or is it the other way around?
As for the forum this thread should be in:
Either "Social Issues and Creation/Evolution" because this is a "Social Issue" (but isn't really about Creation/Evolution)
Or "Faith & Belief" because all moral systems are basically taken on Faith & Belief.
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