Ethical Relativism
I believe that many decisions in life simply don't matter. From a rationalist perspective, there will always be an optimal decision for any situation. However, as time goes on, the optimality of a single decision fades away and becomes insignificant. Devoting finite resources to making insignificant decisions would be unwise. A truly rational agent would allocate their resources in proportion to a decision's significance.
In life, we are often faced with questions of moral or ethical significance. Often times, the answers or not self-evident. We might sway from one belief to the next, never really finding anything beyond a foggy haze of uncertainty. In these situations, I believe our decisions simply don't matter. The answers are only shadows of the true moral absolutes. Your decisions are only contingently significant through time and place, bearing no universal significance. So in my opinion, most moral questions can be answered by asking:
In life, we are often faced with questions of moral or ethical significance. Often times, the answers or not self-evident. We might sway from one belief to the next, never really finding anything beyond a foggy haze of uncertainty. In these situations, I believe our decisions simply don't matter. The answers are only shadows of the true moral absolutes. Your decisions are only contingently significant through time and place, bearing no universal significance. So in my opinion, most moral questions can be answered by asking:
- How do you feel about it? ― Be pessimistic
- How would others feel about it? ― Be pragmatic
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