Very interesting topic @meno

I think about this quite often. I consider the morals I have to be a mixture of what was taught to me at a young age, as well as how I processed and interpreted my environment and the behaviors of the people in these environments. In my case, it's safe to assume I took what I learned, observed what was around me, and made my own (logic based) decisions.

Yes, acts of immorality do give individuals advantage, things like stealing, lying, etc, can grant great advantage to a member of a social circle but we can't dismiss one very important thing here: risk.

This is another interesting aspect of the morality topic.

What if, a woman stole some baby formula because she had no other means of feeding her infant. Or maybe better put, she knows no other way. And what if she lied about it, to keep from the gallows?

Could you in good conscience walk her to the gallows, knowing full well she acted in a manner which was to preserve her child's life? In this case, who's morality would be in question? I might go as far, as to say her community should be at blame, for not ensuring she has the help she needs. In today's atmosphere, many would say "I don't have a moral responsibility to help that woman and her infant." And I would say: "Are you sure about that?"

Edit: I'm not so sure baby formula existed during times of the gallows.. but you catch my drift I'm sure 😂😋:)