If there were a party of those who aren't sure they're right, I'd belong to it.
(as quoted by Tony Judt)
Tags: ethics philosophy camus tony-judt
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Albert EinsteinTags: education morality ethics religion sympathy needs sociality
True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.
David O. McKayTags: education ethics mentoring character-building
ethics is at the center of both spiritual practice and social transformation. Without a strong ethical foundation, we inevitably fall into contradictions-between means and ends, between our actions and our ideals." (p. 9)
Donald RothbergTags: ethics social-transformation
With deregulation, privatisation, free trade, what we're seeing is yet another enclosure and, if you like, private taking of the commons. One of the things I find very interesting in our current debates is this concept of who creates wealth. That wealth is only created when it's owned privately. What would you call clean water, fresh air, a safe environment? Are they not a form of wealth? And why does it only become wealth when some entity puts a fence around it and declares it private property? Well, you know, that's not wealth creation. That's wealth usurpation.
Elaine BernardTags: wealth ethics human-rights property
Just because I do not accept the teachings of the devotaries does not mean I've discarded a belief in right and wrong."
"But the Almighty determines what is right!"
"Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality -- which answers only to my heart -- is more sure and true than the morality of those who do right only because they fear retribution.
Tags: morality ethics belief religion heart punishment humanism wrong right retribution altruism
The problem I want to talk to you about tonight is the problem of belief. What does it mean to believe? We use this word all the time, and I think behind it lurk some really extraordinary taboos and confusions. What I want to argue tonight is that how we talk about belief- how we fail to criticize or criticize the beliefs of others, has more importance to us personally, more consequence to us personally and to civilization than perhaps anything else that is in our power to influence.
Sam HarrisTags: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.
Sam HarrisTags: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
The faith of religion is belief on insufficient evidence.
Sam HarrisTags: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
We rely on faith only in the context of claims for which there is no sufficient sensory or logical evidence.
Sam HarrisTags: ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
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