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What is wrong and right? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Dasamoolam8765@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And who decides it?

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[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Dasamoolam8765 basically first you choose a criteria to use, then you work it out from there.

E.g for factual info your criteria might be that it had to be decided by scientists based on scientific principles. Or you might choose to believe things that are obvious to you based on the information from your senses.

For ethical /moral questions there are different criteria again eg

what an external authority (god, the law, your dad) says is right or wrong
what you feel in your gut is right or wrong
what you calculate will maximise happiness for the most people
what you think would be fair if everyone did it
what you think is natural

Etc. Different people choose different criteria.