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Originally Posted by themaster  (these questions are getting rhetorical) |
I fail to understand why you chose to answer ALL of them? I provided all those questions because those are the questions that trouble ME. I am however open to people telling me whatever they believe is useful. If the questions don't apply to you, then obviously there is no point in saying that they don't apply to you.
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Originally Posted by themaster You see your applying that the principles you outlined above are very noble and everyone has them.. you are obviously wrong.. I think also your scenario's are just kind of boring/passé~ |
I am neither "applying that", nor "implying that". The thread was "How truthful would you be to YOUR principles", and was aimed especially at people whose own principles are similar to mine.
You obviously don't choose to live by the same principles as I do, therefore you are not likely to be able to teach me how to live by them. I honor your principles and make no judgment about them either.
In my view, principles are all about practical effectiveness, not right and wrong. I believe that by holding on to certain principles and values, I am more effective and stronger. That is why compromising a principle even in only ONE situation is not justifyiable for be, even if I could have a significant gain by doing that. But I don't care only about myself, and therefore personal gain is irrelevant, if it compromises what I (personally) believe is best for humanity as a whole. That is why I find it impractical to harm another in order to gain a benefit for myself, or to deceive a group of people (customers) for the benefit of another group (a business). Even if this business will fire me for not doing this. My personal jeopardy is insignificant in the larger scale. However, since I believe that as an individual, I can contribute very much to the larger good, I am interested in preserving myself and to maintain a certain degree of material wealth to facilitate my interactions, therefore I wish to find out how to effectively manage the risks of holding on tight to principles and values in a world where many people don't understand this.