Zeraph

Try to answer these questions without thinking about the consequences of an afterlife.

What type of life is worth living? When all is said and done, what will have been worth doing? Is it truth we should seek, following an argument, like Socrates, no matter what the outcome? Seek Harmony? Plain ol' happiness? Virtue, wisdom? Social connections? Money/materials?

Do you follow a set of standards? The 4 noble truths? The 10 commandments? Your own set?

Can you lead a happy life with poor morals?

These are very difficult questions to answer. Right now I am still finding myself and give importance to the first set of ways to live (harmony, truth, wisdom, virtue, happiness.) I think wisdom, or truth, above all else (most likely...) 30 years from now if I'm still alive I think truth/wisdom will have gotten me the most out of life and virtue will get me through it.

For virtue I think it is important to have a job that does no possible evil. Which would be arms dealing, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and other possible morally questionable products like scams, taking advantage of others, shoddy products, etc.

So far I'm following my own standards, with help from the great philosophers, but it is a work in progress, and have to think over a new set each time something comes up.

Ultimately, I don't think one can lead a happy life with poor morals. Short term maybe, but it would be a lower form of happiness, which brings to question what is real happiness if you don't know any better. Can we "tell"?

Please let your ideas flow, and don't feel you need to answer every question like a list.