Where does right and wrong come from? Is it created or natural? If it’s created, who determines it and if it’s natural what’s the source? Maybe nobody truly knows or maybe it is impossible to know, but we can attempt to get close to what is moral. In a sense, there is only, really, two main sources that we could say “good” and “bad” originate from, it’s either made from government or religion, or it’s something that we grow up with and know naturally. With regards to right versus wrong being created, we often listen to what the government suggests is “right” by following laws. People tend to act differently because they’re afraid of being punished. Nowadays we don’t really get to think for ourselves, we grow up with the people around us, distinguishing moral and immoral actions for us. However, what if those people, that we look up to and admire, are wrong about what’s “right”? Thoreau says “The mass …show more content…
How did he know that what was happening was injustice? His actions weren’t caused by government, rather, his conscience and own beliefs brought him there. He knew that the way people of color were being treated was not acceptable, therefore he did not conform to the standards of segregation. Since segregation caused harm to certain individuals’ rights as well as his own, it lead him to rebel against the law of racial segregation. Our self conscience is what helps us recognize immoral actions. As people, we tend to reason with decisions before we make them. We think, “is this the right thing to do?” Sometimes it’s difficult to settle on a decision, so we look up to religion or government to decide. We look for answers from some sort of authority, reason being that it’s easier. It’s easier not to think so we end up disregarding our own judgement, which should not be the