...live a moral life?
2006-12-09 14:37:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I don't think that people could avoid trying to live a moral life. Even dishonest people think they are living moral lives, just a different one from others. To be human is to try to live a moral life.
This desire to live a moral life is the origins of religions (not the other way around).
I know the ego or personality does not live beyond the body's death as I have had a near death experience and I experienced the death of my self. Consciousness continues after the death of the ego, so it is possible to observe the egoless state of consciousness that exists during the dying process.
When the ego/self dies there is an enormous release of energy, better than any orgasm, that is pure joy. That energy had been used to maintain the ego. It is the most wonderful feeling I have ever experienced in my life.
So I know from first hand experience that the self does not continue existence when the body dies, as the self dies before the body dies.
One additional nice thing about the death of the ego is that it is the ego that fears death. When the ego dies, all fear of dying vanishes. This leads me to conclude that the ego's evolutionary purpose is to safeguard the body from harm. Unfortunately, with humans it has gotten so good at keeping us safe that it will believe any nonsense about gaining eternal life if you believe such and such, even when it is obvious the belief is nonsense.
2006-12-09 15:12:50 · answer #1 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personal identity does not normally survive, but all the rights and wrongs that you have made in this lifetime is written back into your Karma. It is best to live life morally. Living life morally is also a good attitude.
2006-12-11 02:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by HurryHarry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would still live a moral life, because living a moral life is not just about pleasing God, or about greatest benefit to my society, it is about who I am. I behave as I do because I am who I am. I keep my promises, not because someone will be annoyed at me if I don't, but because I am an honorable person. I do not commit adultery because I have made a promise. I cannot control or take responsibility for the actions of others, but I can refuse to allow others to make me less than I want to be.
Living an honorable, moral and useful life is about self-respect, not about heavenly rewards or social admiration.
2006-12-09 23:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by Gina C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Hell That Kind of info would in all likelihood make me want to Live a MORE Moral life. If I know all I have Is this life in this world, and All you have and all everyone else has is This world and This time, I would Want to make sure those people were as happy and content as possible, Because There is no hereafter to be Happy in.
Later
Uncle Mike
2006-12-09 23:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by Oopaack 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If my personal identity doesn't survive my body's death, that would mean I don't have a soul and seeing as all my morals come from my soul I guess the word "moral" wouldn't exist for me, so no.
2006-12-09 23:51:02 · answer #5 · answered by q 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. And follow the golden rule, the passing the kindness along theory, the try to smile at least once a day and laugh out loud, and finally and continue to try to live with the 10 commandments. Will I be perfect no! Definitely not... I think we will all die with regrets of things we could have done.
2006-12-10 00:48:13 · answer #6 · answered by e_piphany214 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because your main motivation in being moral should be a concern for other living beings, not the promise of some beyond-the-grave treat.
2006-12-09 22:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by Dorian V. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, Yes.
2006-12-09 22:55:58 · answer #8 · answered by BeloyeMore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because my morality is not based on life after death. I think all peoples morality is more inherent than they may believe; not contingent on immortality.
2006-12-09 22:42:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many people remember anyone but the most genius or evil in the world? Does that mean that all the others are not important? Who made those people great or allowed them to be remembered? When we go on into our immortal world we become someone that God wants us to be and that is a ?. The only one to recognize and tell you what that is is HE. HE can't tell you until you reach Nirvana. Faith is your only means for survival.
2006-12-09 23:38:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋