Question

• What do you think is one cultural practice that our descendants will look back on us and criticize us for? Why?
• How much should we be willing to give up in order to do some good? Why this amount, and not more or less?
• Do you think that there has to be a conflict between doing our moral duty and doing what's in our own self-interest? Answer this question with reference to either the issue of caring for animals or the environment.

Answer 1

• There are various cultural practice that our descendents will look back on us and criticize for are
  • Food habits followed by parents and grandparents are nature friendly and were disease free
  • Life style like use of modern device for all daily activity were not there so the problems associated with musculoskeletal system was very minimal
• When one tries to give up in order to do some good deeds usually one doesn't want to measure it all time for example when offering food or meeting the nutritional needs of a poor.But in certain cases it has to be measured for instance if an individual wants to build a house of his own They can be offered financial support in certain limitations.
• Moral duty are one which is mostly common and acceptable by all irrespective of what matters.It forms the thought of an entire group or community whereas self-interest refers to an individual's own thoughts and belief.This can vary from moral duty.For instance when it comes to caring for environment :it has to be protected from pollution, harm's and toxic created by human ,this is the moral duty of all who created the cause.It can be even simply by planting a tree but the self interest may be different whether to do or not entirely depends on self.