What is the ethical framework by which one should live? Well it seems obvious that there are some things that are simply morally wrong such as murder… But on further examination that is flawed. Surely murder is ok if it saves a thousand people! What if we abstract a bit and go with this: do the most good for as many humans as possible. It’s better, it allows us to murder one to save a thousand, but it still leaves questions. What is good? Why humans? Looking deeper we find that “good” is such an ill defined term and humans may not necessarily be more deserving. (bioethics) If you keep thinking about what the proper ethical framework is, you’ll find that ethics as a concept breaks down, nothing makes sense, and nothing you do is ever moral. (Yes that escalated quickly, but I’m trying to keep this short)
