snotklap on Nostr: Virtuous action should only be pursued insofar as it aligns with one's own moral ...

Virtuous action should only be pursued insofar as it aligns with one's own moral compass. That is to say, one's own sense of morality can override the "authority" of the church or the state—if such authority can even be said to exist, for it is merely a construct, given power only by the collective belief of those who choose to follow it. True authority resides within the individual, shaped by conscience and reason, not imposed by external institutions.