Blog Number 3

First off, I know this video is kind of long, so I apologize ahead of time. I also want to say that I think morality is a tough issue to discuss. I say this because there really are so many ideals of what’s right and what’s wrong. In my first blog post I was left with the question of whether morality is objective or relative.

Unfortunately, this video doesn’t offer interpretation of both sides of the question. The main concept however is very clear. The author states that morality is for the people that want to behave morally. He states that a relativist approach is that morals are for us to tell ourselves what to do, where as what we tell others to do is objective. He also specifies his "cornerstones" of morality, which is seemingly the majority of the video. Honestly speaking however, I'm not fully sure I underdstand these "cornerstones".

I've spent the last couple of hours browsing youtube for videos all relating to this question of "why should we be moral". I would still say that we are moral because we believe it is the right thing to do (it's the way I was raised). I unfortunately have not formed my own opinion as to whether or not morality is relative or objective. It's a question that I suppose I will be asking myself all semester, maybe even longer than that. I understand that this post was not terribly long. As a result, I have the intention to continue to post new videos pertaining to my topic as well as any opinions I might form throughout the semester.