In short, he is an irrationalist. Heaven's Gate's acceptance of the primacy of consciousness resulted in just such a belief. Only those chosen by that Next Kingdom will know that this is right for them, and will be given the courage required to act. If that isnt exactly what I was talking about, well, then nothing is. The final consideration of the evening is the third branch of philosophy, ethics .
Ethics is concerned with discovering a code of values by which one can guide ones actions.
And, just as a certain metaphysics implies a certain epistemology, so too does a certain epistemology imply a certain school of ethics. Irrationalism implies the ethics of altruism . Quickly, then, I will show how a belief in reason suggests otherwise. Reason is not only man's only means of knowledge, but also his only means of survival. Because of this fact, and because he must choose to think, he must formulate a code of ethics holding his life as his ultimate value, and mans life as the standard of value, which tells him that if he wants to live, then he ought to be rational.