Moral ambiguity

Morality of life
Or sentiments
Of selected sentience
Was brought up for me in h.o.t.d
And in this iron man comic
Where he was questioned if he was an organic fascist
Are you am I
Do you or I really believe in the value if there is a value in sentience
Do moralities wrench when you swat a fly or step on an ant or kill bed bugs or kill for food
Or is it vindicated by justification
By food  pest or annoyance
And is survival that great of answer
So do we admit we would not bat an eyelid destroying a robot or killing a threat
But is ambiguity compatible with generalist morality
Or is morality a human phenomenon

So robots and non humans are excluded
Or after the initial outdated ideas they will be replaced
Or updated
So for now it is not a problem it is only a philosophic one
And the animal problem is slowly being addressed
And so ten thousand years from now their maybe some moral facets un thought of by non philosophers

Where you get to a place like in>>>

philosophical anime aka Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor part 1

the best anime i have seen hands down
and i am only half way in season one


quick pros
and cons for those of you who want to see a psychological
philosophical
potential best anime ever
after or during or before reading this

so pro
excellent story so far
narrative
metaphors
drawing style

cons
drawing style may put you off
a lot of groans or shouting
tears
will have you wanting to be violent to characters

ok now to the story
remember how i did an article on neets

yeah well this guy is that

but this guy changes his life^^^

depends how you see it positively or negatively
so he lets him know that he has inherited the debts of a friend who has gone missing
and he has no job and no income
and he is propositioned that he can go on this cruise and gamble
and if he wins clear up the debt and even make more money to begin a new life

since the debt he has now inherited
wil take him eleven years pay if he
one had a job and two had a good job
and three used a sizable amount of it to pay off debts

what is the worst that could happen

the suspicious thing is ^^
he will not tell him what it is about or the penalty for losing is
or will tell him what the gambling will consist of
will it be russian roulette
black jack
21
one armed bandit

the guy says he cannot tell him because it would give whoever came on board first an unfair advantage

so they arrive on the boat and are checked to see if they are the real participants
and on the boat is a thousand pus people

then they are given the rules but only once

and they are given two envelopes
but first they are told to come up and choose the amount of money they wish to borrow
but they will pay interest of ten percent every ten minutes
and the game lasts for 4 hours
so most people pick the lowest amount from one million yen
then one guy picks ten
and then our main character kaiji
follows suit

they then find out that the game is restricted rock paper scissors

and that they have four of each card in their envelopes
and in envelope b they have three stars
and the aim of the game is to be rid of all your cards
and not be under three stars
but you must not discard your cards
and their will be no cheating
and if you have not used all your cards by the end you will automatically fail
and once you use a card it is automatically taken from your hand
you place the card face down once playing and once you say set you
may not change card
and your stars are your life
you must wage a minimum of a star for each game

and the losers will be taken into the next room

the host said he would answer no question but the contestants grew wild over
what will happen if they lose
and this is where the sinister specter was seen
he called them trash and explained all they need to do was win

the games began and within a few moments a few people were sent into the other room

and kaiji was befriended by a guy called funai
he declared that they could play for a draw and keep their stars in contact
kaiji proceeded and all went well until
 funai produced a card to win
he then assured him that it was to make it seem to the judges they were not cheating
but then on the consecutive round he did the same
kaiji seeing he had been dooped and now with one star

look at funai grinning with his star^^^
and kaiji ran at him demanding his star back
for being betrayed
the judges relayed that no rules were broken
funai walked away gleefully

at this moment i am wishing for karma to come back for funai
for the audience sees themselves as kaiji
and the sense of being in his shoes becomes daunting
we find out or here rumours
that if you lose you lose you are sent to do manual labour for 15 years
with such intensity that most people become cripples

so kaiji looks around and sees the very same person who put him there
via his debt
he chases after him
most people would of beat him within an inch of his life
but kaiji decided they should team up and since they both had one star he devised they find someone with two stars
they do and he is in the break room with the other people crying about their doom because they have one star or two stars and no cards

and his debt friend goes to the toilet to find kaiji
and kaiji is like where is the third member
and you have one card
and he is like
i let the other guy hold it

they run in search of the guy
and then they find him at a table ready to betray them
and they tell him to stop but he sees them and then says set
and loses

he then comes back to the group begging for forgiveness

i was like two betrayals
kaiji not having much luck here
he then devises more schemes such as buying all of one type of card and even wins on separate occassions enough stars to advance to the next round proceeds to hand them out evenly within the group

meanwhile time is ticking
 and to cut the story short it is the end of the game he gives his money and his stars over to his comrades

who seem him get taken away to the next room
the manual labour room
and they promise they will save him when the auction and selling of stars commence
and he is in the next room they strip him naked and throw him in the room
with the other losers

he wonders if he has just made a mistake

he meet some others another guy optimistic
that his partner will save him
but their is one pessimistic savvy guy

and with the pessimistic guy talking saying he is foolish to believe in friendship
and what does his friends have to benefit from saving him
made me think would i have put my self out on a limb like that with trust in another
and would most morality fade away when presented with a basic life or death situation

and then the moment of truth comes and the survivors are allowed to exchange stars
the optimistic guy realises his partner is not there and has betrayed him and is having a whale of a time sipping champagne whilst he is on the verge of hell

now kaiji is like it is different for me i have carried these other men on my back and saved them numerous times i am their leader
and his friends are mobbed by people outside offering them five million for one star they agree

but then one of them declares they want to save kaiji
but the one who betrayed him before betrays him again saying do not do it
for if we do not save him we can sell these stars and get out of debt and come out of here with twenty million to share
whereas if we save him we will be in debt

by now i am like nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
they stab him in the back now
he is banging on the glass
saying save me
they betrayer convinces kaijis friend the one responsible for kaiji being there to abandon him
and not to worry they will never see him again

making me really question myself and others
it is easy to sit back and say we will not betray others
but are we sure others will not betray us if we do not betray them first

kaiji is distraught and is abandoned
meanwhile pessimistic guys ride come for him
reiterating to kaiji
friendship and word oaths mean nothing

kaiji declares he will not give up
optimistic guy also distraught says you can say that but that will not change anything

kaiji leaps at the man now leaving
throwing punches left right and center even fighting the guards

they restrain him

and pessimistic guy is nearly home free when he checks his back
and sees in the fight kaiji stole his ticket

for the guy only had seven million on him
and stars are worth five million
so that would not save him
he would need something of value of benefit
and hiding outside would give him no guaruntees
and since they were naked the hiding place of the stash was in the bandage

and so kaiji was released
by now i am rooting for the underdog kaiji

and the betrayer looks behind him and sees the one he sent to hell return

kaiji gladly gives him what he deserves
honestly he did not do enough
and then he grabbed his stars from the two comrades and took their money

and used it to save the optimistic guy

wrapping it all up nicely or did it

but from these episodes
i was questioned about my instincts
for teamwork may seem the best option but is it really teamwork
and humans are social animals but not to be blinded by it
and could i really be kaiji
and put my own safety behind
for the sake of another

and is selfishness our true face or is kaijis face ours

Everyone everyone lets be civil shall we

So for anyone who has never played any of the incarnations of this game


on a serious note i am not promoting this game i am not an advert

but the game does give you a new perspective
for you are really a leader of  a kingdom how big and how long it lasts is up to you




you  get advisors who you can choose to or not to listen to and you have to be wary not to just follow what they say

on the civ 5 version you more so decide which one of your amany advisors you want to follow





and as the leader you can choose which of type of government you are in dependent on the game

the civ game on ps3 lets you choose within ranges from
despotism monarcy etc


where certain actions like just going to war will be blocked by your councilors or people

but you ultimately choose how you want to play do
you try to win te game through technological advancements

do you try to win through diplomacy

or do you win through a monetary victory

or do you hunt down every last civilization till you are the last standing

you can go so far as nuking other cities
on one incarnation

you can build the un and since you build it you hold the most votes and can vote against anyone
else having nuclear arms even though you do

and this is the closest most people will get to that kind of influence and control

this meme will flash before your eyes


for as your influence grows such as building monuments

but others may have coverted it and denounce you because of it they may even stunt your growth
and box you in so you cannot expand territory your people need
and they may not trade items you want
or allow diplomacy so though you are boxed in you can go through their land without
sparking war


so your resolve will be put to the test
if you will stick to your other world stance
and not take over cities
decline war
or maybe you hide behind its just a game
and become genghis khan


their is also another tidbit added into the game
the raising of cities


so in closing to know what leader you will be or where your morals lie try out civ 5

they say power corrupts but can you corrupt what was not capable of being corrupted