[Einherjar86]

Lately, I've been considering the moral responsibilities of human beings in their respective stratum of authority.

Are all men responsible for their own actions; or does obediance absolve us from blame?

If we realize that our president, military commander, boss, or parent is doing something that we perceive to be morally wrong, is it our responsibility to "break ranks" and disobey them? Or is it our duty to obey? If we do obey, will the responsibility be placed on the soul of the individual whom we obeyed? Furthermore, will whatever moral judgment system that awaits us in the afterlife forgive us our own actions if we were acting dutifully and obediantly? Or are we judged by the actions of our own hand? Must we accept that we all have a place in the social and cosmic hierarchy? Or are we each independent? If people are indeed independent and responsible for their own actions, and choose instead to obey the immoral commands of their superior because they are uncertain of their ultimate fate or purpose, can they be forgiven by the greater moral judgment system (is there even such a system governing the universe)?