You cannot spell believe without the LIE

“No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe” WK Clifford

No matter who you are and what you do with your life, you are motivated by your beliefs. According to Clifford we must all truly question where our principles stem from and what social purpose or impact they hold in order to know whether we are acting morally.  Clifford claims it is not enough to believe you are acting morally you must hold up your actions and morals side be side and see if the lead to your intended outcome.

We all have a set of personal and communal beliefs that guide our thoughts and actions. The main question being asked in this quote is, how do we calibrate that compass so that we can ensure our actions reflect our beliefs? It is not enough to believe something you must be able to give just and applicable context and reasoning in order to truly understand and claim morals.

This argument is something that is highly relevant in our society today where everyone is so focused of having their oppions validated and considered that they fail to question if they even have the moral grounds to have an oppion let alone express it.

Just because we believe something dose not make it true