Oh, we don't have to follow anything, we choose to. Everyone wants to be accepted and unfortunately sometimes wanting to be accepted means giving up ones morals. One knows it's wrong, one knows they shouldn't be doing it simply because others are but they still choose to go with the crowd. Why? To fit in and then there's the reason that ~globetrotter~ brought up. It's easier to blame others than to take responsibility for what we've done if all we do is parrot.
On the other hand from birth, society has interfered and reared us and what society believes has had every influence in the way we behave and the decisions we make. There's no such thing as not being influenced by society because we all have been. Even though we like to think that we are making our own decisions, ultimately those thoughts, those feelings and those instincts that lead us to those decisions are a result of what society has taught us (whether it's good or bad). One can't run away from society because it's claws have very well sunk in even before one took their first breath.
So there's the question; How do we know what's right and what's wrong if society has reared us? How do we question society for acting the way it does when we, ourselves, believe in and follow what society has thought us?
Liked your/GT's over all response here.. thoughtfull...
Jane - How do we know what's right and what's wrong if society has reared us? How do we question society for acting the way it does when we, ourselves, believe in and follow what society has thought us?
Being reared by society was out of choice, no one gets a fact sheet when born what ways and norms to follow. over a time period based on different situations one, develops there own decision making and call for what personally is thought is right or wrong.Right or Wrong based on what? facts/knowledge society is given? YES!! but it is not necessary that those in accordance to how each individuals mind/heart(decision making) works, blame society - yeah why not for what after a period of time person feels is not right.So is society void concept, NO orelse where will the knowledge and fact sheet will be built? Soceity Good/Bad depends what works individuals.