Five young people, ethnically diverse, gathered around a wooden see-saw in an English country meadow. A fenced path runs through the field behind them. Pale sky above. The atmosphere is of enjoyment, with a note of uncertainty.
  • What is meant by Humanity?
  • What is the Balance on which Humanity is built?
  • Why is that Balance out of balance?
  • What can we do about it?

These are the questions that Humanity in the Balance seeks to answer.

INTRODUCTION

An Introduction

In introducing the blog two conclusions from future posts can be flagged. One is that humanity is the greatest asset the human race has ever had. The other is that war is the greatest mistake our race ever made. These, for many people, may be self-evident. For others they will not. Whichever, the question remains, even if these things are true, what, now, can we do about them? We, surely, are the helpless victims of our past?
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Chapter 2

Conundrums of Morality

Having been born in England at the end of World War II, I was one of the people that MacIntyre, who was referred to in the previous post, was writing about in 1981 when he said that common morality grounded upon the common good was strongly embedded in the beliefs of many people.
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