Morality Is A Social Construct: The Reason Nigeria Is So Religious, Yet So Corrupt

Morality is a social construct Why is Nigeria so religious yet so corrupt Bola Ahmed Tinubu ea Adeboye Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’adu Abubakar

Morality is about how we relate with other people. How our actions impact the well-being of others.

Sadly, the poorer people get, the more they get desperate – short-sighted, self-serving, heartless, and even cynical. {The more evil and corrupt the country gets).

If you like pray from now till you cry blood, if Nigeria doesn’t get richer, and our economy, healthcare system, and education don’t improve, our morality won’t get better.

How To Be A Better Person [And Be Happy]:

Someone with good values (like love, honesty, loyalty, courage, etcetera) will seek and do the right things, even if it doesn’t feel good. While someone with bad values (like domination, violence, pleasure, etcetera) will seek and do the wrong things, most likely because it feels good.

How then do you shape your values, to nudge yourself into doing good deeds?

Are You at Moral Crossroads? [3 Steps to Resolve Ethical Conflicts]

Our world can be cruel and wild, which makes keeping your morals challenging. Because in the attempt to engage with the world, we are often confronted with tough choices, and dilemmas leading to some sort of internal tension. In the case of our morals, it emerges as an ethical conflict.

What If There Is No Such Thing As A Bad Person?

“The Greek word for ‘good’ (agathon) does not have a moral meaning. It just means ‘beneficial’. Conversely, the word for ‘evil’ (kakon) means ‘not beneficial’. Our world is rife with injustices and misdeeds of all kinds, yet there is not one person who desires evil in the purest sense of the word…”