Did you know before there was a law that stated it was illegal...
Murder was legal...
Rape was legal...
Child abuse was legal...
can you think of what is legal today in our country and confused as being morally accepted just because it is supported by the legal system?
2006-06-11 07:15:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
G.W. and his pals
2006-06-11 07:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by Star of Florida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People today have pretty much bought into the concept "All we are is particles, and there's no justice, there's just us." So, they give up the idea of right and wrong, and go for the 51% vote. To many people, nothing is immoral (except what they don't like) and nothing should be illegal (except that they don't like.)
If there is no source of right and wrong other than man, then even if it was against the 'law', or against 'accepted morality', Hitler didn't do anything really wrong, Stalin didn't do anything really wrong, Bin Laden didn't do anything really wrong, and the guy that muders, rapes or abuses YOU or ME doesn't do anything really wrong.
As soon as some defendant has the guts to persuasively say, "Your Honor, I didn't have any choice but to act the way I did, according to the laws of science!" there will be no more law and no more morality.
Can you think of a source of morality outside of Man and independant of Man...?
2006-06-11 14:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I am confused by your question. Are you saying that murder, rape, and child abuse are only legal because they're moral? If so, then you are seriously mistaken. Murder, rape, and child abuse SHOULD be illegal, because why should we be able to take away, or ruin, someone's life by your actions? If this is not what you mean, then I'm sorry for incriminating you. =)
2006-06-11 14:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by Macho-man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't really think of any thing at the moment but I can tell you what ISN'T legal OR morally accepted that used to be and thats hemp, why is that?( Paper,clothing,pain relief, control)bussiness and government thats why.
2006-06-11 14:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by STACEY S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋