1. a morality based on empathy, sympathy, education, experience
2. a morality based on fear of punishment and hope of reward
2006-10-20 22:03:07 · 13 answers · asked by Cindy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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That is what the Bible is
2006-10-20 22:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by snuggels102 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So how are we going to get morality #1 in our schools when certain groups keep claiming that it is religion (morality #2). For some reason the morality based on empathy, sympathy, education & experience is the same as the morality in the holy books of various religions, but without consequenses.
Without morality and consequences young people are getting away with murder. They are murdering the hearts of other young people. Once those hearts are dead, they have no problem with bringing a weapon to school and killing those bullies. Young people believe the world is cruel, you read it here on Yahoo Answers often. The problem is, young people have not been taught that there are morals in this world, not just at home. The consequences of no morality can be death for bullies (and anyone that gets in the way). The reward of practicing morality is that people will like you and want to be your friend. How can we stop bullies when the natural consequences have no effect on them? Do we use the fear of punishment?
2006-10-21 05:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by J Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously, it's number 1. however, the darker nature of humanity isn't motivated by compassion, but rather by fear. cultures have thrived off of the idea of fear. in his book "the prince", machiavelli said it's more secure to be feared than loved.
although compassion is the clear choice for impetus, it's not something that deeply moves us-- if it did, there wouldn't be starving children in the world, for example, because we would all pitch in and help them. the world is based on the idea that we're rewarded when we follow the rules and punished when we deviate-- therefore it's more convenient for us to follow the rules. society creates faux morals, if you will..
2006-10-21 05:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by retro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morality our Creator chose for us because He knows us best. Empaty and sympaty are great by they are subjective as well as experience. Education is relative and variable too. What could seem moral to you based on your empathy, sypmathy, experience and education could seem immoral to me based on mine.
This will also be variable according to societies, cultures, needs of people, age and time, etc. There is no clear set of boundaries we all refer to.
Allah knows best.
2006-10-21 05:13:49 · answer #4 · answered by daliaadel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i ever have to read another one of SNUGGLES answers it will be too soon.
#1 of course. I can never understand why people feel that if they we do not all worship the same religion, we will ahve immoral anarchy. I am an atheist, and I wil bet I am more moral than most of the Christians here
2006-10-21 05:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A morality based upon God's plan... the choices you list are but man's poor attempts to interpret God's will. They're your meanderings not His creation
2006-10-21 05:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends wheather you are talking about morality according to mans standards or morality according to Gods standards!!
Cheers
2006-10-21 05:10:53 · answer #7 · answered by iamwhoiam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me it is No2 because it has more sense
Personal preferences can not create any kind of morality as we all have our own different preferences. it would be a mess to have morality based on No1
2006-10-21 05:06:51 · answer #8 · answered by Suomi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about a morality based on common sense?
2006-10-21 05:05:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
#1 is the correct answer. Religion invents things to be fearful of, in order to manipulate people.
2006-10-21 05:11:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one, which is voluntary. The second is temporary, being either forced or induced.
2006-10-21 05:20:58 · answer #11 · answered by peaceman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋