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A-Morality or Moral Humanism
A-Morality or Moral Humanism
These two takes regarding what is believed about morality in life seem to contradict.
According to moral humanism, all experiences in life are moral experiences. On the other hand,
a-morality states that not all experiences in life are considered moral experiences because some
can be considered a-moral, wherein such experiences are neither good nor bad as they have their
Taking into consideration both ideas and relating it to our everyday life, I would say both are
true and correct and they are coexisting in our life at every moment. A lot of people tend to say
that the best life an individual can lead, is a balanced life, and I think it is best to apply this to the
presence of a-morality and moral humanism in our life. We can take both these ideas into our
everyday life by balancing them. It is by taking both into your life instead of choosing just one
The right balance is knowing which one to lead you in decision-making and which one is to be
set aside, based on the situation or circumstances you are faced with. In the concept of a morality
most mundane actions cannot be considered moral, while on moral humanism it is still
considered moral. For instance, listening to music is a simple action, one just wants to listen to
music, there is no need to put too much thinking if it is good or evil hence it is best to let the
concept of a-moral lead you in deciding to just listen to music as much as you like and keep the
concept of moral humanism in the background. On the other hand, if the situation changes and
you are present in a place where listening to music as you like would cause harm, for instance,
you want to listen to music but then you don’t have any earphones and you’re currently in the
library, this is when it is best to let the concept of moral humanism lead you in decision making
and let the concept of a-moral be in the background because the effect of the action determines
whether it is good or bad and this is affected by situations and circumstances around people
Now, letting both ideas coexist in an individual’s life gives us the benefit to keep ourselves in
check whether our actions are still on the right path or remain morally correct, at the same time
enables us to learn to still enjoy life by choosing when it is best to weigh a decision or action’s
morality (moral humanism) as well as when it is best to just let yourself enjoy at the moment
without thinking too much (a-moral). In this way we get to enjoy the best of both world.
J.U