Do you believe that there are valid universal moral principles or values?

Question

If so, why? If not, why not?

Answer 1

"Universal" as you put it encompasses the universe. We are only human beings living on a very small planet at the very end of a galaxy in a far off corner of that universe. Human beings set their own standards of morality. Whether it agrees with the rest of universal life we don't know. If you mean do we strive to separate ourselves from wrong by doing right, and more importantly understand the difference, I would say yes, we have established our own morality. It would be nice to believe that whatever life there may be beyond this earthly plain in fact, understands the same values as we do. A very interesting and excellent question.

Answer 2

Definitely
But in these times we're living in, most people's disregard to ANY moral consideration really makes you doubt that, ya know?

You defend and fight for these abstract ideals by which to live in a dignified manner... yet everyone else's excesses makes you feel kinda crazy that you're one of the rare, almost extinct group of people that refuse to give in.
Sometimes you even come to think, "What if I'M the one that's wrong?"

But those very abstract ideals, those "principles", those "values"
hold you to your purpose

Answer 3

i imagine the moral relativists in this crowd (and everybody else) favor to study "the moral panorama" by Sam Harris. that is a desirable e book, in which he makes some very solid arguments for purpose morality - morality that ought to easily be objectively evaluated making use of the strategies of technological understanding. To paraphrase his thoughts: imagine 2 universes, one the position each and every existence style suffers as a lot because it probable can, and one the position each and every existence style enjoys the optimal of properly-being that it probable can. in case you could agree that the form of universes is objectively extra ideal than the different, then you fairly might want to be able to make certain that ameliorations contained in the degree of discomfort and suffering, or happiness and properly-being, experienced by residing organisms must be evaluated objectively as both extra ideal or worse. And hence, human moves that effect in maximizing both suffering or properly-being must be evaluated objectively as both moral or immoral. Take the Bin weighted down party: definite, he fairly believed he replaced into performing righteously. yet his moves led to a wide volume of suffering for thousands of possibility free human beings. His moves, or the moves of any suicide bomber, are objectively incorrect.

Answer 4

Nope.

There are no universal rights and wrongs. Morality is no more than a fall-back position for the weak-minded and the faint-hearted.

Answer 5

Absolutely! and that's where the simularity ends. The problem is very simple, and, I fear, the solution is impossible. Lets think of it in terms of clothes. You think yours are better?, cooler? warmer? hotter-whatever. THAN SOMEONE ELSES IN ANOTHER school? town?state? country? In America we were raised to accept other religions; maybe not as good as ours? but accept them we do. Some religions(countries) feel that there are only 2 solutions:
1. convert to their religion or
2. you must die
You KNOW that's just wrong! but they KNOW that you're just wrong! HOW'S THIS the first muslim and the first jew were half brothers.
bottom line: there are LOTS of morals and principles--they're just waaay different

Answer 6

No, because I'm a Neumannian scientist:

"Except for realization of life’s nihilism, no scientific proofs or discoveries exist. This simple, unsophisticated realization – and it alone – is science!"
[Harry Neumann, Politics or Nothing!]

Answer 7

Yes, universal balance. Love, honor and respect. Defeats any attack of the enemy.

Answer 8

Yes, it's called the "Golden Rule" also known as "The Golden Path."

Answer 9

Despite what they say ALL humans believe this, they just they're theirs.