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Why I'm not an Atheist and believe in what I believe.
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RE: Why I'm not an Atheist and believe in what I believe.
(June 6, 2012 at 6:20 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:
(June 6, 2012 at 6:17 pm)Annik Wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlberg%27...evelopment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget...f_morality

Here is some insight into moral development. Cultures decide morals more than society on the whole. The morals in the US are different from the morals in the UK, just as the morals in the UK are different from morals in Japan.

So which one of the two is it?

Societies decides morals because they are morals or are they morals because society decided them to be morals?

I think it's neither. I think some of societies decisions reflect morals as they ought to be, and some don't. But this only possible with the view that morals are not just social cues.

If you are referring to the links, both are schools of thought.

If you are referring to the two "choices" you posed to me, cultures decide moral values. Keep in mind, morals are not ethics. Also something to ponder: You only see their morality as wrong because it contradicts yours, as is set up by the social cues of your culture.
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RE: Why I'm not an Atheist and believe in what I believe. - by Annik - June 6, 2012 at 6:25 pm

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