Moral superiority is the belief or attitude that one's position and actions are justified by having higher moral values than others. — chatterbears
People notice when other people are much more confident in their positions than they should be even if they cannot articulate exactly why. This is the high horse, FEELING you are morally superior when you are NOT. — DingoJones
Now please make the argument as to why the comparison to what other people are believing or doing is important. Are you running for political office? Do you seek to join the priesthood? — Jake
Agreed, but it works the other way as well. Person A may assume Person B is on their high horse, when in fact Person B is justified in doing so. Person A may not fully understand a moral position, and therefore should abstain from judgement on Person B's character. — chatterbears
Yes, it depends on whether person is actually right or not and we tell that by the merits of how they reached thier conclusion. — DingoJones
The thing is, everybody has values in which they deem as higher than another person's values. — chatterbears
I don't really understand your question/point? — chatterbears
I'd say I am also morally superior to a husband who cheats and/or beats his wife. — chatterbears
How many people judge themselves to be morally superior to Nazi concentration camp guards? — Tzeentch
I suspect that may be correct. But judging actions is not the same as judging a person. I don't think we all go on to judge other people and think ourselves superior or inferior.I was trying to illustrate that we all make some value judgment on another person's actions. — chatterbears
Since I became vegan, many people have told me, "You think you're better than everybody else, sitting on your high horse." — chatterbears
The thing is, everybody has values in which they deem as higher than another person's values — chatterbears
I bet most of the people in this forum could confidently state that they are morally superior to a child rapist. — chatterbears
If so, then it wouldn't be surprising for a vegan to feel morally superior to a non-vegan. — chatterbears
I am not comparing child rape to non-vegans, but I was trying to illustrate that we all make some value judgment on another person's actions. — chatterbears
."You think you're better than everybody else, sitting on your high horse." — chatterbears
And we have an internal model of one's self, in which we feel morally superior to that person. I'd say I am also morally superior to a husband who cheats and/or beats his wife. — chatterbears
"You think you're better than everybody else, sitting on your high horse." — chatterbears
Also, morality is about sacrificing your self - your ego - for the benefit of others. — TheMadFool
The thing is, everybody has values in which they deem as higher than another person's values. I bet most of the people in this forum could confidently state that they are morally superior to a child rapist. Would I be correct in assuming that? If so, then it wouldn't be surprising for a vegan to feel morally superior to a non-vegan. — chatterbears
I'd say I am also morally superior to a husband who cheats and/or beats his wife. — chatterbears
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