Nothing can corrupt and disintegrate a culture or a man’s character as thoroughly as does the precept of moral agnosticism, the idea that one must never pass moral judgement on others, that one must be morally tolerant of anything that the good consists of never distinguishing good from evil.
I leave this statement intentionally anonymous. In this age of relative morality, it becomes increasingly evident that today’s crisis—in spite of all the perceived crises in our lives—is a moral crisis. Each person must have the discernment to recognize good and evil and act accordingly with crispness. Learning the truth about principles that govern is paramount.
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This is an interesting thought Jason. I’ve recently been in a discussion where this is the biggest criticism of those associated with the Free Capitalist Project, that they pass moral judgment on the actions of others. This is, of course, insanity. If we are not justified in making moral judgments on the actions of others, we are not justified in making moral judgments at all, because morality has everything to do with actions.
Of course there must be a separation between making judgments about actions and making judgments about individuals. We can judge actions, but we don’t know what is going on inside the head and heart of other individuals and are therefore not qualified to make any judgment … but I’m preaching to the choir here.