Taboo for you

Hey guys. Long time no post. I’ve taken a break from writing for awhile as I’m focusing on my music and other endeavours, but, I decided to drop a line inspired by a recent philosophy assignment I was given.

Taboo is an online quiz game that reads into your moral ethics. It’s a little “out-there” for some people, but, it really gives you a look into your mind that you might not have gotten otherwise. The game isn’t too long and it’s a lot of fun so I suggest you check it out : http://www.philosophersnet.com/games/taboo.php

For the game, I took in my friend Ryan to play and get a look at HIS answers. I was actually surprised by some of his responses.

NOTE THIS SECTION CONTAINS SPOILERS TO THE QUESTIONS. DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT THE QUESTIONS TO BE A SURPRISE!

At the start of the game, Ryan answered one of the questions by saying he agreed with the fact that if an action undertaken by a person is completely private and causes no harm to the person then there is no reason why it should be deemed morally wrong. As we started the game, this proved to be true to him. The question regarding the brother and sister having sexual intercourse was fine with him. He mentioned that since they both seemed to benefit, no one was hurt and no one knew about it that the actions taken by them were in fact fine. However, the following question about the man having sexual intercourse with a frozen, dead chicken was extremely wrong to him and he even believed that people who did this should be punished. I suggested to him that I found it strange that he decided incest was okay but sex with a non-living animal was not. He seemed to review his answer in his head briefly, perhaps thinking “yeah, that is strange. Since I would usually think incest to be wrong in all accounts” but, he stuck with his idea that the action was “necrophilia and bestiality!”

I’ve always thought Ryan to be very morally mind-set. I knew he would have strong opinions coming into the game but, I was still very surprised that he found things I thought were the most offensive to be the least offensive. I agree with the analysis at the end, that it wasn’t clear what his moral mind-set was because he believed that actions that were safe and private were okay but certain actions, though stated as such, were wrong.

Overall, a very interesting experience I would love to try with more friends and perhaps some family.