Does Stress Impact Ethics Positively or Negatively?

[Loren Booda]

Does stress usually compromise one's ethics or bolster them?

 

[Drakkith]

I think that's a complicated question. Or rather requires a complicated answer. In short I think it will depend on the person and the situation. Some people can get very stubborn while others can simply break.

 

[Kurdt]

Aren't morals inherently flexible anyway depending on the situation?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Aren't morals inherently flexible anyway depending on the situation?

Agreed. You can look back at that study where decent people shocked a person to death for giving wrong answers. On the other hand you have Martyrs.

I think no matter our morals, we each always have the capacity to do good or evil at anyone moment, given the circumstances.