Analysis Of Do I Have To Tell My Family

Do I Have to Tell My Family I’m No Longer Religious?
Imagine a man is walking down the street on a busy afternoon in a crowded city. There are several shops around that sell various things from candy and toys to larger things like clothing and even bikes. The man decides to walk into the toy store and look for a present to get his daughter for Christmas. He has a bit of a problem though: he can’t afford anything in the store. Despite this, the man is determined to at least browse the store for the item his daughter wants most: an incredible hulk action figure. Finally, he sees it on the shelf, but with a price of
$35. The man knows he can’t possibly afford it, as he must spend that money on food for his family. With this in mind, he makes sure

To highlight the complexity of this issue, Appiah relates this situation to lesbian and gay people in religious families. Telling your parents you’ve changed into something that they don’t find acceptable is a big risk, one that can change the rest of your life. Such a decision is not to be made lightly. That being said, Appiah recommends that the woman tell her parents the truth about her new outlook on life because it’s necessary to continue a relationship with them, as opposed to living a lie every time she is around them. He also says, should the woman not tell her parents, that she shouldn’t lie about it if she is asked.
How she handles this situation will help educate her children on the ethical issues of the world as well as how to solve problems. If things don’t go the way she wants them to, her children may never be able to have a relationship with the rest of her family.
Since this is an ethical problem, it should be looked at with an ethical frame. Appiah recommended that the woman tell the rest of her family that she is no longer religious to

The woman’s kids would also be happier. Her kids did not grow up religiously, so pretending to be religious would not make them happy. To be happy, they need to be themselves, and they can be after the woman tells her family the truth.
Finally, the woman’s husband would be happier with the woman’s decision to tell her family the truth. Since he is an atheist, he wouldn’t enjoy pretending to be religious around the woman’s family. Once the woman told the truth, he would be free to believe whatever he wanted while around her family. This would result in more happiness for the husband, which would in turn make the woman happier. If both parents are happier, it would undoubtedly increase the happiness of the children as well. All this happiness stems back to the woman’s decision to tell her family that she is no longer religious.
Utilitarianism can sometimes provide a questionable answer to a dilemma, but in this case, the result is clear: the woman and her family, as well as her extended family, were happier because of the woman’s decision to tell the truth. Take the man at the beginning as an example: his decision to steal the toy for his daughter resulted in happiness for her as well as for him.