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Originally Posted by danarch  i am not proud of the weakmindness of becoming subject to ideals meant only to enslave me, though the thought of having pulled through it still gives me some self-respect. |
And well it should. It takes more than a little fortitude to shuck all that comfort that comes with what is "known", and to cast yourself onto the sea of the unknown and, in my experience, largely unknowable.
With regard to the difference between right and wrong, I've arrived at a distinction that seems to be serving me well so far. It's almost a reiteration of the Hippocratic oath that contains the premise "to do no harm".
If I do anything that results in harm to a fellow human being, or an animal, or any other sentient being, it's wrong. Whatever I do that causes no harm, even if it correspondingly devolves in no benefit, is right.