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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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  • Edited by Masque of Night: 4/28/2016 3:37:22 AM
    Well, 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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