| Jay520 said: What do you mean by the question, "do morals have a purpose?" That's a very vague question and I can't really answer it with much confidence. Some people believe morals are there to keep society stable. Others believe morals are directly from their religion. Etc. I'm not sure what you mean by a "purpose" though. Again, it's very vague. I guess one could say a person's morals are to ensure that they are a good person (whatever a person's definition of good is). But in the situation you described, being 'good' is not more important than surviving. If being good prevents you from surviving, then of course being good is not a top priority. I don't think anyone believes morals overrides a person's basic needs for survival. |
By "do morals have a purpose?" I asked whether they result in a better world (which I believe is supposed to be their main purpose), or if they can actually end up making more people suffer. Lots of people stricty live by morals to make the world a better place, but morals would, at least in my opinion, lose its purpose if following them resulted in more suffering (such as a family dying rather than one random person).
Well, you will need to ask Chris Nolan about the use of "bad joke". But I think it's supposed to reflect how you claim to live by morals but then simply ignore them "at the first sign of trouble", which is supposed to be laughable, yet boring. At least that's my take.
Edit: And I believe every religious person is at least supposed to let morals override their need for survival.
