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The ring of Gyges II
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In our modern society, we tend to act in conformity with morality, to make sure our reputation be a better one. But if there were a ring, as the ring of Gyges, making you invisible and then, what would you do by utilizing such a tool? What is the nature of morality and justice?
The question that we need to consider in the story of the ring of Gyges, is how people woulld act if they were perceived identically, regardless of how it is that they genuinely behave. If your act of immorality were invisible to the world, if you could behave immorality and nobody would see you, so that your reputation remained unscathed, how is it that you would behave? We might end up with behave immorality and that will showcase a fact that we just want to be seeming morality.
An intersting and meaningful experiment, devised by Batson, to find the relationship between real morality and seeming morality, shows an amazing statistical outcomes. It shows that most of us would behave morality when we feel being observed by somebody, even yourself in which case you can put a mirror in front of you when you make a decision. And many people may feel guilty when they did something selfish directly. But if you find a way to comfort your selfish decision, for example, flip a coin to decide who get the better chance, you tend to be composed and self-satisfied.
That is plausible and make sense. At most time, we follow the rules unconsciously, affected by our environment and cultural atmosphere. If we disobey the rules, we may be punished by others.And seeming morality seem to be true in reality. Lust is endless and we need to explore the nature and our souls.Further study is going on.
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