Moral Argument for God's Existence

[genkaus]

So you are saying that each person determines his or her morality, what is or isn't moral?

Each person can - that doesn't mean he does or should.

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I would like to come to agreement, but there is a disconnect.

I am trying to get Genkaus to tell us what his definition of morality is. I gave mine.

I've given mine 3 or 4 times already.

Morality is a code of conduct.
Morality is conceptual guide about how one should behave and act.

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3 or 4 pages of using different definitions of "morality" in a ping-pong contest.... Somehow, I think it's not a first on this forum...

Would you guys start by agreeing on a definition of morality and then move on?

How about this one?
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition...q=morality

noun (plural moralities)
[mass noun]

principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour:the matter boiled down to simple morality: innocent prisoners ought to be freed
[count noun] a particular system of values and principles of conduct:a bourgeois morality
the extent to which an action is right or wrong:the issue of the morality of the possession of nuclear weapons

or maybe this one
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/morality?s=t

mo·ral·i·ty
[muh-ral-i-tee, maw-] Show IPA
noun, plural mo·ral·i·ties for 4–6.
1.
conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
2.
moral quality or character.
3.
virtue in sexual matters; chastity.
4.
a doctrine or system of morals.
5.
moral instruction; a moral lesson, precept, discourse, or utterance.


World English Dictionary
morality (məˈrælɪtɪ)

— n , pl -ties
1. the quality of being moral
2. conformity, or degree of conformity, to conventional standards of moral conduct
3. a system of moral principles
4. an instruction or lesson in morals
5. short for morality play


Word Origin & History

morality
late 14c., "moral qualities," from O.Fr. moralité, from L.L. moralitatem (nom. moralitas) "manner, character," from L. moralis (see moral (adj.)). Meaning "goodness" is attested from 1590s.

I've found those definitions to be woefully circular.

From Oxford:

Morality: principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.

Right: morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Good: possessing or displaying moral virtue


From Dictionary:

Morality: conformity to the rules of right conduct.

Right: in accordance with what is good, proper, or just

Good: morally excellent.


Which is why, in this case, I've looked for the answer in philosophy.