Without the presence of humans, there would be no human language, period.
If both terms meant exactly the same thing, then there would be no need for a different word. It is because some people, who are ignorant, assume that everything that they deem as 'right', is, in actuality, 'correct'.
This is why we have a diverse language, so that we can communicate different, but sometimes related thoughts, ideas, concepts and emotions, with one another.
I will cite three examples, but there are thousands and thousands of similar examples:
1) There are two countries who are at war with one another.
If you ask the people who are fighting, on both sides, whether it is 'right' that they are fighting, I think that most of the people will agree, that they deem themselves to be 'in the right', and the other side 'in the wrong', otherwise, they would not be fighting.
Now ask the same people, whether it is 'correct' to be warring. I think that most people will agree, on both sides, that there are better alternatives than warring, to settle a dispute.
Both sides were 'right', but both sides were at the same time, 'incorrect' in their behaviour.
2) I need some firewood.
Is it 'right' for me to take my saw, and chop down a tree for firewood? Yes.
Is this the 'correct' behaviour, though?
No, not necessarily. Is my harvesting of firewood sustainable? Is it a 'correct' species of tree, suitable for firewood? Am I depriving wildlife of their habitat? Should I have chosen a different tree to fell, for a variety of reasons? Did I fell the tree in a safe and controlled fashion?
It is 'right' for me to collect firewood, because I need heat, but my procedure might or might not be 'correct'.
3) I can spell the same word, with the same meaning, in two different ways, such as, "centre" and "center". Which spelling is 'right'? Answer: both. But which is the 'correct' spelling? It depends on who you are, and where you live. If you are British or Canadian, then the former spelling is 'correct', and the latter is 'wrong'. If you are an American, then the latter spelling is 'correct', and the former is 'wrong'.
'Rights' are earned through responsible behaviour.
If I act responsibly, then I have earned a 'right'.
You can earn a 'right' to do something, but you can't earn a 'correct'.
All of that... just to agree with me. Simply stated, the words "right/wrong" and "correct/incorrect" are essentially the same. NOT exactly the same, but essentially. They're both used differently, and mean slightly different things, in different contexts, for different situations... but they ARE essentially the same. It's man's abstract idea of right and wrong, of correct and incorrect that makes the difference.
They are abstract, flexible, malleable words... that mean essentially the same as one another.
Please settle this for me: Which of us is right?
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Without the presence of humans, there would be no human language, period.
If both terms meant exactly the same thing, then there would be no need for a different word. It is because some people, who are ignorant, assume that everything that they deem as 'right', is, in actuality, 'correct'.
This is why we have a diverse language, so that we can communicate different, but sometimes related thoughts, ideas, concepts and emotions, with one another.
I will cite three examples, but there are thousands and thousands of similar examples:
1) There are two countries who are at war with one another.
If you ask the people who are fighting, on both sides, whether it is 'right' that they are fighting, I think that most of the people will agree, that they deem themselves to be 'in the right', and the other side 'in the wrong', otherwise, they would not be fighting.
Now ask the same people, whether it is 'correct' to be warring. I think that most people will agree, on both sides, that there are better alternatives than warring, to settle a dispute.
Both sides were 'right', but both sides were at the same time, 'incorrect' in their behaviour.
2) I need some firewood.
Is it 'right' for me to take my saw, and chop down a tree for firewood? Yes.
Is this the 'correct' behaviour, though?
No, not necessarily. Is my harvesting of firewood sustainable? Is it a 'correct' species of tree, suitable for firewood? Am I depriving wildlife of their habitat? Should I have chosen a different tree to fell, for a variety of reasons? Did I fell the tree in a safe and controlled fashion?
It is 'right' for me to collect firewood, because I need heat, but my procedure might or might not be 'correct'.
3) I can spell the same word, with the same meaning, in two different ways, such as, "centre" and "center". Which spelling is 'right'? Answer: both. But which is the 'correct' spelling? It depends on who you are, and where you live. If you are British or Canadian, then the former spelling is 'correct', and the latter is 'wrong'. If you are an American, then the latter spelling is 'correct', and the former is 'wrong'.
'Rights' are earned through responsible behaviour.
If I act responsibly, then I have earned a 'right'.
You can earn a 'right' to do something, but you can't earn a 'correct'.
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All of that... just to agree with me. Simply stated, the words "right/wrong" and "correct/incorrect" are essentially the same. NOT exactly the same, but essentially. They're both used differently, and mean slightly different things, in different contexts, for different situations... but they ARE essentially the same. It's man's abstract idea of right and wrong, of correct and incorrect that makes the difference.
They are abstract, flexible, malleable words... that mean essentially the same as one another.
Thanks for proving my point.