In the debate of Nature vs. Nurture..."Nurture" consists of our role models (mom and dad, family members) and peers. They do a lot to define (nurture) what's right or wrong throughout our upbringing. Media and social trends influence a lot of what's perceived as right and wrong. For example, oral sex is illegal in some states. Apparently that's deemed wrong although I think both my male AND female counterparts would disagree! And of course....religion perfectly defines right and wrong in 10 universal commandments.
Garbage in - Garbage out
If what we learn is perceived "right", is it "right" for everyone? It's a lot like the old adage, "another man's trash, is another man's treasure."
And here, we find ourselves at the observer level, once again. If you remember, matter did not BEHAVE the same way when it was observed in the double slit experiment.
Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, much like every thing, thought, notion, idea, occurrence, conversation, act.... any transaction of waves we emit into the universe; it is observed, at least, by self. And in the observation, it is then deliberated upon by the observer (your self), at either an unconscious or conscious level, to form an opinion.
And then our filters, based on Nurture, societal influence, and religion, among others; filter all of the information we just observed and voila, right or wrong is determined by criteria as complex and illusive as the google search engine algorithm.
What about the right and wrong police? who are those people? Why do they enforce? What makes them judicious? After all just like every human being, we've had unique experiences in defining what's right and wrong. Who says their version of right is the same as the next guy's?
Here's my point. I'll get to it.
Nurture is human influence.
Societal values are influenced by humans.
Religions were recounted and documented by humans.
Everyone who observes what creates right and wrong is human.Then I say this...
To err is human.
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