Derivative questions for moral reasoning ...
In a previous entry, I posed three simple questions for moral reasoning. One of the three is as follows:
1. If you hear a drug addict telling his young son not to smoke at all and to lead a healthy life, would you condemn him for being a 'hypocrite', or praise him as a 'good father' ?
From this principal questions, we can actually derive some other points for further moral reasoning:
a. What made the man to become a drug addict in the first place?
b. Would you say drug abuse is good just because a drug addict tells his young son drug addiction is bad and you think this is 'hypocrisy'?
c. Would you say a drug-free lifestyle is bad just because the drug addict tells his son it (drug- free lifestyle) is good?
d. Has the drug addict not other positive features or characteristics like skillfulness in playing piano or painting, or love for his parents?
1. If you hear a drug addict telling his young son not to smoke at all and to lead a healthy life, would you condemn him for being a 'hypocrite', or praise him as a 'good father' ?
From this principal questions, we can actually derive some other points for further moral reasoning:
a. What made the man to become a drug addict in the first place?
b. Would you say drug abuse is good just because a drug addict tells his young son drug addiction is bad and you think this is 'hypocrisy'?
c. Would you say a drug-free lifestyle is bad just because the drug addict tells his son it (drug- free lifestyle) is good?
d. Has the drug addict not other positive features or characteristics like skillfulness in playing piano or painting, or love for his parents?
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