Certainly I agree that we can all have different morals, which is WHY MY QUESTION IS SPECIFICALLY IS THIS ACTION MORAL OR NOT AND WHY!
I'm assuming this is directed at me, since that is the what I have been talking about and don't see much recent activty by others on this subject.
LAWS are what we ALL MUST OBEY, MORALS are what we EACH CHOOSE to obey -- HENCE THE QUESTION (in the philosophy forum)
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So called morals are only what works for each one of us as a society, in the bigger picture it means nothing, your morals may not be my morals, so again its what works as a society.
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Morals and morality do have importance. They are a framework that we use to decide what is right and wrong and therefore to help guide us in the actions we should take. It is exactly a personal issue and my morality is not a societal question - those are question of LAW, atleast in the USA. My question has been what personal framework or moral assumption would you base your arguement that my stated supposition is not moral if you disagree with it. Just saying it's wrong because I think it is wrong is no more intellectually honest then saying it's wrong because my "god(s)" said so and therefore you position is inherently weak.
I am coming at this with a sense of intellectual honesty, and have heard arguements that have forced me to reconsider or modify my position, but few if any that actually directly address the question at hand.
So, to conclude, I'm not sure what saying I have different morals then you really accomplishes, if you have different morals, what are they and why do they lead you to believe my position is not a moral one? If you can't do that then maybe you should reconsider your moral positions or your processs of determining your personal morality.
I'm assuming this is directed at me, since that is the what I have been talking about and don't see much recent activty by others on this subject.
LAWS are what we ALL MUST OBEY, MORALS are what we EACH CHOOSE to obey -- HENCE THE QUESTION (in the philosophy forum)
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So called morals are only what works for each one of us as a society, in the bigger picture it means nothing, your morals may not be my morals, so again its what works as a society.
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Morals and morality do have importance. They are a framework that we use to decide what is right and wrong and therefore to help guide us in the actions we should take. It is exactly a personal issue and my morality is not a societal question - those are question of LAW, atleast in the USA. My question has been what personal framework or moral assumption would you base your arguement that my stated supposition is not moral if you disagree with it. Just saying it's wrong because I think it is wrong is no more intellectually honest then saying it's wrong because my "god(s)" said so and therefore you position is inherently weak.
I am coming at this with a sense of intellectual honesty, and have heard arguements that have forced me to reconsider or modify my position, but few if any that actually directly address the question at hand.
So, to conclude, I'm not sure what saying I have different morals then you really accomplishes, if you have different morals, what are they and why do they lead you to believe my position is not a moral one? If you can't do that then maybe you should reconsider your moral positions or your processs of determining your personal morality.