Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Self-Interest vs. Morality
This is a very touchy topic, because it is one that is questioning somebody's ethics and morals over self-interest. I, personally, think that the majority of people would choose self-interest over morality because we live during a very selfish time. As soon as opportunity is presented to somebody, even if it is slightly against their morals, they will take it. Lets take a high executive in a job for instance. If you knew that your stocks were going to plummet, would you withdrawal all of your stocks right before? Or would you let all of your money go straight down the drain? This is against your morals, but would you withdraw your money and save yourself from poverty? Many people say they would go with morals, but until that situation arises, they really have no say in what they would do.
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I agree. I think many people often go against their morals because it benefits them; however, there is some instances where I think a lot of people wouldn't go against their morals. For example, the discussion board asks if you would kill someone for a lot of money, and most people said no, and I would have to agree with this because that is just taking it a little too far. Some people probably wouldn't agree with me, but in my opinion, I think this is wrong.
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