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You either roll your eyes or die of laughter that I am even asking this question, right? However, every day when I read the news – which is happening less frequently than it used to given the toll it takes on my peace of mind – I end up thinking about amorality and its instantiation in this and many other countries. I had first planned to write about this in the context of Israel’s current human rights violations but it upset me too much – so that is postponed for another day.<\/p>\n

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Couched in my head in terms of\u00a0\u00a0Evil! \u00a0<\/em>etc. it is about the fundamental issue of what values are trampled in the U.S. and elsewhere that should benefit the whole of humanity and instead are raped for gain of a few.<\/p>\n

Of course a blog entry cannot begin to cover the issue of morality as thought through by philosophers, ethicists, anthropologists and the like for millennia. So today provides just some accessible information that I found interesting in this context.<\/p>\n

If you go to Merriam Webster and try to find a definition of morality you are facing some waffling. Among their explanations is: “conformity to ideals of right human conduct” – now what does that mean? Are we agreeing on ideals? Isn’t “right conduct” culture specific? They then give you an equally amorphous bunch of terms in their synonym\/antonym list. Here we learn:<\/p>\n

Synonyms:\u00a0character,<\/span> decency,<\/span> goodness,<\/span> honesty,<\/span>integrity,<\/span> probity,<\/span> rectitude,<\/span> righteousness,<\/span>rightness,<\/span> uprightness,<\/span> virtue,<\/span> virtuousness.<\/p>\n

Antonyms:\u00a0badness,<\/span> evil,<\/span> evildoing,<\/span> immorality,<\/span>iniquity,<\/span> sin,<\/span> villainy,<\/span> wickedness.<\/p>\n

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So, forget about a definition, really. Here are some who illuminate the concept from a different angle. \u00a0First is a short talk by Sam Harris on the interrelatedness between science and morality (not geeky, really worthwhile listening to.)<\/div>\n
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