Monday, 29 April 2013

Is Nature moral?


Nature has room for tremendous diversity. It allows herbivores that feed on plants to exist. It also allows carnivores that feed on animals to exist. Why can't all animals feed on just plants? Nature is a creator and a destroyer. To me, Nature is amoral, that is neither moral nor immoral.

Saturday, 27 April 2013

What are the channels of morality?


Jonathan Haidt proposes the Moral Foundation Theory in which humans are born with a first draft of morality consisting of 6 channels, namely:

1) care for others
2) fairness
3) liberty
4) loyalty
5) respect for authority
6) purity

He finds that liberal or left-wing people tend to value care, fairness and liberty more and value loyalty, respect for authority and purity less. The conservative or right-wing people tend to value all aspect somewhat equally. In other words, liberals care more about equality and individualism while conservatives care more about order and conformity.

Friday, 26 April 2013

What does Dao De (道德) mean?

Dao means the way; De means morality. There are 1001 ways to Rome. Each way entails its own set of morality. I shall find a way to Rome that best suits my morality and talent.

Thursday, 25 April 2013

What does the tree canopy tell me?


I can see that there are 1001 ways to reach the top of the canopy and receive the most sunlight. Those leaves at the bottom of the canopy do not get sufficient sunlight and are easily harvested by animals. So what do I do? Perhaps, the next article can give me a clue.

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Why does Buddha meditate?


By suppressing his senses and will through meditation, Buddha is able to achieve enlightenment. Is he trying to tell me that there is Nature lying inside me and I am able to let it surface if I can cut off the distraction from the environment or be unresponsive to the environment?

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Is system a life form?

What is a system? A system is anything that exists in a physical or abstract form or in both forms. It has a natural tendency to grow and expand and become complex and subsequently fail. It can be a non-living or living object, a society, organisation, institution, business entity, or even ideas like philosophy and religion.

All systems exhibit Nature and have a life span. All systems have another common characteristics. They interact with their environment.

Monday, 22 April 2013

Is Nature creationist or evolutionist?

Nature is a creator and a transformer. Hence, Nature is both creationist and evolutionist.