This was a hard read, and admittedly I didn’t finish it. I feel a little dumb.

I’m hoping someone smarter than myself can momentarily stoop down to my level and clear things up.

I wonder, must one strive to understand the mathematics of ethics to make ethical decisions? Am I able to optimise my decisions for universal wellbeing without being able to mathematically reason upon it?

Something I’m equally ill-equipped at is being present - aware of my real-time inclinations, motivations, and subsequent actions. As a result, I often make decisions which oppose ethical optimisation (or my understanding of it)

If I were to choose between the ability to mathematically reason on ethical matters, or to have the awareness to actually make (potentially misguided) ethical decisions, I’d choose the latter every time.

Is that wrong?