Batman and One's Moral Philosophy

Firstly, the most dynamic of heroes and villains must be neither contrived solely of evil nor good, of black nor white, yet exist within the myriad greys of life for a viewing audience to relate. No longer the starkly poised construct of idiosyncratic foiling will pass simpleton critique. The fundamental distinction, however, arises in that the villain finds meaninglessness in the grey reality of the present world of circumstance, while the hero develops out of this chaotic veracity a moral paradigm wherein a black-and-white system must evolve, separating the blurring shades into two demarcated groups.

Secondly, an example of this is shown in our mythology of Batman. Here is a man who is struggling for order out of an arbitrary world, where his foes find only the opposite. What divides him from the rest simply is that he strives for a moral philosophy, while the rest accept none. A world without man is a world without moral philosophy, for only he can rein in his environment;--it stands so for his survival. So, the mental fitness of man basically is all with which he is equipped.

Finally, once I would have agreed with the relative nature of morality, yet coming away from that stance wherein I developed (as we all must) a personal philosophy, mine being of productivity. In so saying this, a society grows and prospers where the morality is steered by personal property, personal responsibility, personal choice, etc. Myths and folklore find little space, if any, in the era of science and reason. I can justify many actions founded on a cost-benefit analysis, due to personal responsibility, yet no form of rape can be justified, for it attracts personal property and personal choice;--thusly, undermines the very fabric of efficient and productive civilization.


This is a cleaned-up YouTube reply I penned several months back. I find interesting in some fashion. I hope it is enjoyed.