Would anyone want to have a discussion on ethics in both magic and everyday life? Obviously most people are going to have a different take on ethics depending on their life experience, which I find to be a good thing. If we all thought the same that would be more scary to me because it would seem to be a type of group think.
Considering different points of view and a robust discussion regarding a diversity of ideas in ethics I think is vital to to both knowing oneself individually and promotes a healthy & thoughtful society.
DO WHAT THOUGH WILT, RAISE HELL, SPREAD MAYHEM, AND BURN SHIT TO THE GROUND FOR THE SHEER PLEASURE AND THRILL OF IT SHALL BE THE WHOLE OF THE LAW MWUAHAHAHAHA!!!
Oops I mean be charitable and kind to all, cautiously and quietly keeping oneâs jade hidden under common clothes or some shitâŚ
I suspect the question is a bit broad for a forum not dedicated to philosophy per se - where do you want to start?
There was this recently that wouldnât immediately show up if you just search for âethicsâ
If thereâs a question about the ethics of a specific situation I would probably have a good guess at what Iâd do under the perceived circumstances.
âDo what thou wilt is no longer the whole of the law. There is no law.â
I never get tired of quoting that
I have a personal code. I may offer opinions that speak to it or I may ignore a thread that doesnât fit my views as nothing I say is really going to be relevant. Thatâs it.
Well since no one seems interested in this discussion. Iâll read the archived threads that deal with this subject.
Definitely do that anyway, but itâs been one day and itâs midweek, early days yet.
I was just interested in starting a general discussion. I am simply interested in learning what fellow magik practitioners think on the subject. I have no particular situation in mind.
Here is what got me spurred me to start this thread on Ethics and magik. I was at the dentist office and there was an old beaten up philosophical Journal and I read an article that basically argued that both polytheism and pantheism could never again be a viable religion or spiritual path because there is no basis for any form of enduring ethics in either polytheism or pantheism. Basically the article argued that anyone that sincerely followed either polytheism or pantheism were at best intellectual light weights who didnât know any better or were a threat to human civilization.
Well that just pissed me off. So what do you guys think about that?
Hahahaha I would like to meet the guy who wrote this! Precious! Our world thrived under polytheism/pantheism and thatâs really the only proof you need.
I think you found subtly concealed propaganda in a âphilosophicalâ magazine. Happen to remember the name of the rag by any chance?
Thatâs what is suspect to me. A personâs ethics can and often are mutually exclusive from their spiritual path. On that same note, it is BS that religion bestows ethics. Religions never bestow ethics, they impose morality. IMO there is a huge difference between ethics and morality.
I hold the existence of atheists with ethics to be proof of this.
It sounds like this article was either written intentionally by someone with an agenda, or an inability to realize when they are projecting. If not, their âphilosophicalâ perspective is shit.