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Edited by Joyaboi:
4/27/2016 4:44:13 AM
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Where do your morals come from?
Everyone has morals (save for if you are a serial killer) which generally speaking overlaps most of the time.
What I am concerned about is where [b]you[/b] get your morals. Is it from your religion or from simply your parents teachings or a political philosophy?
Personally mine come from Kantian Ethics. It is based on the belief that something is only morally correct, if universalized, it sufferers no logical contradiction.
Let me explain. Say I stole someone's wallet. Well if everyone was encouraged to steal someone's wallet, then if you got a wallet it would never have been yours in the first place and since you do not own it, it cannot be stolen in the first place. Thus the entire system of owning and stealing breaks down and is illogical and hence immoral.
On the flip side lets say I do not murder someone. If there was some law that said nobody could kill each other, then nobody would kill each other and thus the rule can persist and so it is logical and moral.
There are also some imperfect duties, such as giving to charity, which are flexible due to the ability for you to choose how much and to what extent you would do it in a given circumstance.
So what dictates your morals?
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What morals.
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What if I said that my morals come from video games...?
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My morals, they have no origin, they just exist, I don't agree with my parents on how my morals should be, I'm not religious, my morals just are what they are.
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I can only kill 3 people a day Four on weekends
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Whatever benefits me.
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What if your dad was a serial killer and killed all the people who lived in a house before u moved in?You found out and haven't done anything about it what does that make you morally.
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Common sense
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Being a serial killer doesn't particularly mean you have no morals. I mean ,it's a lot more likely but it isn't guaranteed.
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It's really quite simple.
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Sinply. If you don't want it done to you don't do it to others. Best moral code possible
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The bible has some of the best moral standards ever Prove me wrong [spoiler]you can't[/spoiler] [spoiler]parody post but still[/spoiler]
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1 ReplyMy moral code: 1. Don't be a dick. 2. Worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster
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The belief that every human being, and every sentient being, that I meet has the right to free expression and happiness so long as they aren't harming others or espousing intrinsically harmful concepts. And even then, empathy usually gets the better of me.
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Around the seventy or eighth punch directly to the face, you start to understand the meaning empathy
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Family,society while I tried religion a lil while back my morals were already at that level. Without religion I believe morals are passed down by friends and family until your own personal concept of them becomes apparent.
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I grew up with religion. And while I am atheist now, I took many of the Judeo-Christian morals with me. And honestly, It made me a better person. Also [spoiler] You have violated the [url=http://tr-8r.com]code of loyalty[/url] and will be met with sick spins [/spoiler]
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For me religion, family, laws
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Edited by JealousOrc: 4/28/2016 3:50:07 AMLaws, family, religion, guilt
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Kant's ethics is indeed far from perfect, and this is on top of the fact that we are talking about something completely subjective. Also, have you read Nietzsche, or any other existentialists for that matter?
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Because I've learned that guilt takes the biggest toll.
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ᴍᴏʀᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ sᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴇᴀɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ. ʙᴇʟɪᴇғs ᴀʀᴇ ɪʀʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɴᴏᴡᴀᴅᴀʏs ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴏʀᴀʟ, sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀғᴇʀᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ɪɴᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ ʟɪɴᴇ, ᴍᴏʀᴀʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪᴄᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ, ᴛʜᴜs ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ.
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in general, society. at the micro level: friends, school, religion, social media, and family
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Edited by Masque of Night: 4/28/2016 3:37:22 AMWell, when I look at a situation, I just tend to ask, "Would I want someone to do that to me or my possessions?" Keeps me away from the basic things. You know, killing, stealing, vandalism. Of course very few of my morals are set in stone. I'll kill if it's in the defense of someone or something I hold dear. I'll steal from someone if it's something they received through elicit actions. I'll vandalize property if it's necessary to make a point. Every rule has an exception, and that's why I allow my moral code to adjust to any situation presented to me. Of course these are extreme examples, which are unlikely to come about, but they're still potentials worth considering. Also, consent is a big thing for me. I think most things are acceptable if the individual at hand consents (while free of coercive or chemical influence) to them. But, again, morality as a whole is one massive grey area. In extreme situations, some things have to be compromised for the sake of the greater good. Or something like that. I'll admit I probably got off track somewhere in this post. On a side note, I also carry a deep reverence for death and the dead which influences a portion of my moral code. I'd say that portion is probably the part that's most unchanging.
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[i] *puts on an antic disposition* [/i] In origin, my parents. But they have since altered and they come from myself amd what I believe is right amd wrong.
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Ted Bundy.
