Ep 1: Moral Licensing
There were certain important cases
where particular events or actions led to a progress in human history; however,
Malcolm Gladwell, in “The Lady Vanishes” Episode 1, discusses about the
opposite cases that represent “Moral Licensing.” For those who believe in
‘progress’ in a society or a human history, moral licensing seems to be quite ironic because the door allows someone exceptional to enter but shuts more firmly than before to block the opportunity of entering. Gladwell relates moral licensing to racism and sexism. Moral licensing is one of the factors that made people vote for Trump and definitely applies to the 'shy Trump' voters.
We, as human beings, cannot help falling into the fallacy of moral licensing, not only because we cannot make rational decisions all the time, but also because our choices can be affected by emotional and social factors. Therefore, we should always be open to the possibility of making errors and mistakes.So, by evaluating the things we superficially believe as reasonable and true, we can gain insight that could save us from falling into moral licensing.
We, as human beings, cannot help falling into the fallacy of moral licensing, not only because we cannot make rational decisions all the time, but also because our choices can be affected by emotional and social factors. Therefore, we should always be open to the possibility of making errors and mistakes.So, by evaluating the things we superficially believe as reasonable and true, we can gain insight that could save us from falling into moral licensing.
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