Moral dilemmas

[Majed]

How do you confront the reality of morality being a construct, when in real life you have to make moral judgements ? 

Like i had a conversation with a vegan. And i was about to go and talk about moral relativism, deconstructionism, God's infinity... And then he just told me like would you prefer me to kick my dog right now or not ? And i said no i prefer you to not kick your dog, and he told me that is veganism. 

I can get all philosophical and abstract with my reasoning but, in life there are certain moral principles, ethics and choices that we make to live our lives. How do i reconcile my philosophical understanding with living life day to day and having to make moral decisions ?

[Emerald]

It's similar to what I was expressing to you yesterday or the day before that.

If you want real wisdom... and not just intellectual spiritual knowledge to help you spiritually bypass down-to-Earth human truths like "It feels bad to kick dogs"... you must hold two perspectives at once.

And these two perspectives are... human-hearted and God-minded.

From the God-minded perspective, you're operating from the perspective of the video game designer that recognizes the importance of positives and negatives within the game design. It recognizes that both Mario and Bowser are integral to the game.

And from this perspectives, it is an acceptance of both mercy and suffering as integral to reality itself.

But from the human-hearted perspective, it is the recognition that it is a much better experience to practice loving-kindness towards yourself and others... and to reduce suffering as much as is feasible.

And it is honoring the bias of all sentient beings to want pleasure over pain, happiness over sadness, and mercy over suffering.

This is the perspective where we recognize that, while Bowser is an integral part of the game, we still want Mario to win.

Edited December 3, 2024 by Emerald

[Majed]

@Emerald Thank you for your answer 

Edited December 3, 2024 by Majed

[Emerald]

Just now, Majed said:

@Emerald Thank you for your answer 

You're welcome