“I am better off deluding myself into believing my cherished late spouse was faithful to me.”
1) Do you believe this is true for you, or only other people?
2) If you know that someone’s cherished late spouse cheated on them, are you justified in keeping silent about the fact?
3) Are you justified in lying to prevent the other person from realizing?
4) If you suspect for yourself (but are not sure) that the cherished late spouse might have been unfaithful, do you think that you will be better off, both for the single deed, and as a matter of your whole life, if you refuse to engage in any investigation that might resolve your doubts one way or the other? If there is no resolving investigation, do you think that exerting some kind of effort to “persuade yourself”, will leave you better off?
5) Would you rather associate with friends who would (a) tell you if they discovered previously unsuspected evidence that your cherished late spouse had been unfaithful, or who would (b) remain silent about it? Which would be a better human being in your eyes, and which would be a better friend to you?
1) Do you believe this is true for you, or only other people?
2) If you know that someone’s cherished late spouse cheated on them, are you justified in keeping silent about the fact?
3) Are you justified in lying to prevent the other person from realizing?
4) If you suspect for yourself (but are not sure) that the cherished late spouse might have been unfaithful, do you think that you will be better off, both for the single deed, and as a matter of your whole life, if you refuse to engage in any investigation that might resolve your doubts one way or the other? If there is no resolving investigation, do you think that exerting some kind of effort to “persuade yourself”, will leave you better off?
5) Would you rather associate with friends who would (a) tell you if they discovered previously unsuspected evidence that your cherished late spouse had been unfaithful, or who would (b) remain silent about it? Which would be a better human being in your eyes, and which would be a better friend to you?