What is the cause of the decline in morality ?

Answer 1

I presume you're speaking of free sex.

I will not get into an argument about abortion. The practice was initiated with the best of intentions with the proliferation of back alley abortions.

There is no longer the fear of pregnancy that it once held. Abortion solves the problem.

As for dishonesty. It's not new. Merely more convenient and easier to cover and manipulate with computers.

Sympathy for perpetrators of crime has become the norm, along with manipulation of laws. Laws which are written ambiguously at best.

What is so difficult to understand that "The speed limit is 70 mph. Over that violates the law." If 72,73,74,75 is tolerated, then make one of those the law. What in hell is the meaning of "A safe and prudent speed", used by lawyers, when one has sped at 80 mph?
Enough already. HUH?

Answer 2

The decline of morality is less related to "humanism" as defined by Wesleystock, than it is to the loss of punishment for poor ethical decisions and the rewarding of immoral and unethical behaviour.

None of the holy books take into account the changes in the real world. How can standards that applied to certain death of children and women apply when these same people are bound to live longer and breed more? Morals and ethics must be reviewed based on the situations involved. The people who care about morality and set the standard, ignore the real situation and promoter what has always been the standard of the past.

A few more stiff jail terms for unethical behaviour in the business world and and the development and enforcement of moral standards that reflect the community they serve will change the picture. Are you young enough to see it happen? Maybe if you help push for them. You go, kiddo!

Answer 3

Awfully vague question. We all have to guess what you're talking about.

The biggest decline in morality I see is due to the Bush administration running our government -- mass murder, torture, theft, corruption.

In other ways, though, I see morality increasing, for example, women are less and less treated as inferior or property, as gays have come out of the closet and are increasingly accepted, as people with physical disabilities are accommodated, as people with mental problems are better understood and helped.

As an overall trend, I would say morality is increasing more than declining. More and more people all over the world stand up for the rights of all humans.

Answer 4

The requirements for being a moral person are set too high. If the standards were lowered there would be more people with high morals.

Answer 5

Very simple answer....liberals who are against the idea of absolute morality. Instead, these people subscribe to a philosophy of subjective morality, meaning "if it works for you and doesn't hurt anybody...it's ok!"

Fine and dandy, but there ARE certain moral absolutes in our world. We as a nation MUST understand that toleration of all peoples and belief ideologies is utterly destructive.

Passion for one's own beliefs is not always acceptable. After all, Hitler was pretty passionate about his beliefs, wasn't he?

Answer 6

That last 20 years people have been taught what amount's to humanism in the classroom. Humanism teaches to look inside yourself and determine what is right or wrong, just use your own judgement. It's easy to see what people have decided...