What are morals and what's the purpose of it?
2006-11-23 03:20:30 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Morals are restrictions in life.
2006-11-23 03:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by acgsk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. Morals DO NOT exist.
They are not an entity in and of themselves and they are not a phenomenon in and of themselves like gravity and time or colour. Wgucg are not affected much by traidition, culture, individual differences, the law, religion, society and various other politics.
Morals DO exist as rules of society and tenets of religions.
Morals are the framework on which human society balances itself. Without them we would decay in our minds, society would fall into atrophy through unruliness, poverty, greed and war.
Morals are there to allow large numbers of us to accomodate each other. If we were few or very unambitious we would not need morals.
Our law when it was first written was based on Christianity's ten commandments. It still is based on those pillars of what is right and wrong. That is why for example, homosexuality was illegal for so long and why gay incest also is illegal in most countries. Despite there being few logical (not moral) reasons against them.
Plants do not need morals, animals do not need morals. If they did, then they would have evolved into the framework of their civilisation but they are better than us (or worse) in that they do not need morals. We do. Therefore morals exist, and when they become archaic or otherwise unnecesary then unlike gravity, time and colour, morals will cease to exist.
2006-11-23 11:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Can I Be Your Pet? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it exists but the main thing is the personal attitude. What do you think of it/. I believe that morals are existing in good people. The purpose is to make people to stay good and happy.
2006-11-23 13:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by Dumboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C.S. Lewis argued for the existence of a universal moral standard. One that we all seem to know about, but don't have completely right. If there are no morals, then no one can legitimately claim that stealing is wrong or that lying is wrong or anything for that matter. It'd be survival of the fittest. If we're animals, animals rape each other, so that should be ok using that logic, but Lewis showed that we all have a knowledge of a universal moral standard, even if we don't admit it. The same person who says there is no standard will become angry when you try to take something of his.
2006-11-23 11:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morals are what a person lives by. Your morals don't necessarily exist for someone else. Kind of like a subconcious guide to doing or not doing things that you believe are right or wrong. I think we create them in our minds as we grow and see and learn things.
Another way of looking at it is to accept them as our own personal laws, whether they be good or bad.
Laws are supposedly based on a general acceptance of morals.
2006-11-23 11:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by robdunf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do. If it weren't for morals, man would no longer exist. Morals are a way to live a good life.. helping and not hurting others.
2006-11-23 11:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morals are the restrictions, and actions we are taught when young, but adapt in line with our experiences as we grow older, which we follow as a way of respecting other people, or disrespecting others.
The things we think are the right things to do are what we as individuals see as good morals. The things which we think are wrong, we see as bad morals.
If children are only told what they do wrong, they will grow without confidence, and without a clear idea of good morals,
2006-11-23 11:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by FairyBlessed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morals are for those who need to know the difference between right and wrong, and for those to quote what they consider to be moral as a method of control... for example...
Today we accept that killing someone just because of who they were... is wrong and therefore immoral.... however, if you were to say kill Osama Bin Laden... some may say that was a moral decision.. (Okay I accept ... not all of you... this is an example!)
So, morals are different to different people, religions, cultures etc... and are used to control same...
2006-11-23 11:28:25 · answer #8 · answered by Boring Old Fart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moral is about doing what is right according to the laws of life. It exists.
2006-11-23 11:25:10 · answer #9 · answered by Bright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, morality exists, just not absolute morals. There are nearly always exceptions to the rules.
2006-11-23 11:23:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not a theist, then you are basically forced to believe that morality is subjective. Things like murder and rape maybe distasteful and disagreeable to one but perfectly reasonable and even fun for others. Therefore there is nothing REALLY wrong with things like murder and rape if morality is subjective. The difference between saying I like to do good or I like to do bad is like saying Im going to goto mcd's or Im going to goto burger king. It is simply a matter choice and taste.
However, theists agree that God is the grounding for objective moral values. That is to say that God has ordained and defined exactly what is evil and what is good. With objective morality, things like murder and rape REALLY are wrong regardless of how anybody feels about it. Morality is not dependent on people, it is independent of mankind and resident with God.
2006-11-23 11:39:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋