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Morality and learning

 I think a good case could be made that the more important moral question is not “is this a good or bad person”, but rather “is this person capable of moral learning or are they immune to it”.

Many people are “good” out of fear and habit, and are easily turned into monsters if the circumstances allow it. 

And many “bad” people are actually mostly good people who simply refuse to engage in moral posturing and who actively reject the hypocrisy they see everywhere.

In the same sense that Edward de Bono argued that “arrogance is a mistake in the future” I would argue that incuriosity is a sin in the future.

As Saul, Paul’s initial morality consisted in persecuting Christians, for reasons that made sense to him, which were logical and obvious to him. We do not all get a bright light and a voice speaking to us—pretty much none of us do—but we all have a voice that provides the path.

And sometimes thinking and feeling are at odds. At different times and for differing reasons we likely should privilege both in turn, but always in a hope of expansion, of learning, of seeing and of growing.

If you want to be a better person, learn to ask more and better questions, because anyone who is all answers is morally dead.