Taking offense serves no purpose other than to incite hatred. One may just as easily disagree without the useless baggage of claiming offense. Simply put: it adds nothing to the conversation on morality.
This is a simple precept out of which many positive things flow. Shifting our perspective to the well-being of others promotes our own happiness, as well as discourages in-group/out-group violence.
This is the only coherent moral system that exists. Morality only deals with conscious entities. Well-being is a spectrum in the same sense as the word health. We can argue the specifics, but all talk about moral outcomes involves happiness and suffering.
This is the only coherent moral system that exists. Morality only deals with conscious entities. Well-being is a spectrum in the same sense as the word health. We can argue the specifics, but all talk about moral outcomes involves happiness and suffering.
This is a simple precept out of which many positive things flow. Shifting our perspective to the well-being of others promotes our own happiness, as well as discourages in-group/out-group violence.
Taking offense serves no purpose other than to incite hatred. One may just as easily disagree without the useless baggage of claiming offense. Simply put: it adds nothing to the conversation on morality.