Guilt Free!
All of our actions are based upon our own set of morals, and their outcome is judged by them as well. The thing is, that there is no objective way to judge someone by their actions, as everyone considers different things to be “good” or “bad”.
So how can you convince a suicide bomber that what he is doing is wrong, immoral? In his head, as a result of a long and forceful “mind-fuck”, what he will do is perfectly fine and benevolent. He can live with knowing the pain he will cause and the lives he will destroy, because it is in concord with his own set of morals.
Same thing goes for the alcoholic, the drug addict, the rapist, the lawyer. They all have no second thoughts about their actions, and they all have an excuse for it. But can’t you see the flaw in this logic? We can’t make our ethical rules based on our points of view when they have a strong impact on others. If we lived in isolation, then sure, we could do anything we wanted, no worries, no consequences. But since we live in large, dense communities, any part of our behavior that involves human interaction should be kept in line by some basic boundaries. As for what those boundaries are, they are what the majority feels is right.
And should we find that these borderlines are incorrectly placed, then we should widen them by opening up people’s minds. If we want our society to evolve then we should not force it, but rather encourage others to see what’s right on their own.
