What would it take for you to throw out all of your morals and ethical behavior?

Question

What would it take for you to throw out all of your morals and ethical behavior?
To what extreme would life have to go for that?

Answer

It seems to me that we have morals and ethical behavior collectively because it serves our community at large, and thus it serves us. So, for example, if we all BELIEVE in good behavior and CHOOSE good behavior then we all are SERVED because on the whole, we are all being quotgoodquot.brbrThe time to thow it all out would be a time when it becomes clear that there is no more quotcollectivequot working together. brbrEven if I imagine the worst possible situation, like some sort of end of the world scenario, I think we would see small groups or clans be they strangers, friends or families with whom we practice moral behavior... BUT, then outside that small collective, we would be forced for the good of our own small collective to not practice moral and ethical behavior, and instead, practice a more quotme for me and you for youquot behavior.brbrWhich makes me think, in some ways, thats how we the United States as a country may appear today, right? If we define the US as our quotcollectivequot and we feel threatened by the other, then we, as the US can be moral within our own community but it is OK to go overseas and kill. Killing really is not THAT ethical.brbrPersonally, this is a really hard question. I think I would do it only when I am defending someone very precious to me.