Wishingwings t1_j9nzv4r wrote
Reply to comment by LobYonder in Thought experiments claim to use our intuitive responses to generate philosophical insights. But these scenarios are deceptive. Moral intuitions depend heavily on context and the individual. by IAI_Admin
Definately, but are we sure that dividing every answer in two version is not more adequate?
(Math is already showing this in a lot of ways)
Take the question: βis it okay to hide the truth?β
Imagine a young child being brought up by a widow. It would be significantly impactful to share said truth about the death of the father with the child so young in their life. It would be morally more acceptable to hide the bitterness in this truth from the child untill it is ready.
Now imagine that your best friend saw your partner cheat, and did not tell you about it. Years go on and once you find out about it the entire house of cards collapses.
I think to truthfully say whether answers are of dichotomous nature, we must first answer whether the people we become as we mature are truly us, because they often answer very different to questions than te people we were. While children are individuals, adults are far more cooperative and considerate.
So, what is an individual? Is it defined by who we are becoming as a species, or the way people are born? I think its the nature of how this development expresses itself which shows one of the most troubling characteristics of a human, to sacrifice who you are means to be able to permanently lie to yourself. How is then another adult on this page viable to discuss anything?
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