Thursday, January 23, 2014
Hope as a moral repsonsibility
In regards to hope, I'd like to first defend my blog title. "We're all doomed" (aside from being my favorite album from Boston hardcore band, Toxic Narcotic) refers to the current projection of our future based on current trends. If oil spils, trash islands, nuclear threat and co2 emissions continue at this rate, then we are in fact, doomed. However, this concept of the tipping point (as well as the reasons to disguise public intent towards this ethos) truly do indicate a need to be hopeful, and a need to follow one's true moral code. This follows due to the natural unpredictability of change in opposition to the combine. The ungradated nature of serious alterations to our consumerist, economic and political structure are indicative of an obligation to stay committed to the "good fight" whether it seems practical or not.
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Tyler,
ReplyDeleteI suppose we are all technically "doomed," but isn't that the way of life anyways? We're born, we live, we die- and who knows what happens after that. I think you're right in saying we must have hope and a cause that we feel strong enough to fight for. Without it we'd all be waiting for the inevitable end to draw near. I don't know about you, but if I only get a limited amount of years on this Earth, I'd want to spend them wisely. When we're gone, we're gone, but the Earth still remains and it isn't fair that we ruin it for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. So, I agree, hope (in anything, for anything) should be a moral responsibility to keep spirits high for the masses and individual self-purposes strong.