2007-02-18 15:09:42 · 14 answers · asked by Sqwrll F 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I absolutely will not lie.
I believe in doing no harm.
I believe that we all have a responsibility to this planet and each other, to live in harmony as best we can, and to leave no deep footprints behind us.
I can not believe in religions, because they propagate war.
I believe that we are spritual beings who come to this existance to learn certain lessons, that help us to grow and evolve. And when our evolution is complete, we join a communal consciousness of souls who have also attained that state. And this communal consciousness is the "god of light and love" that is referred to in near death experiences.
2007-02-18 15:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anastasia 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My moral code is based on "Do unto others" though I fail in this sometimes. I believe the Universe is the "God" religious people talk about, omnipotent and unknowable. I know there is another life but I have no idea where I've been, why I'm here and what this other life will be. If I'm wrong and there is nothing after death of the body I am totally unconcerned.
However there is one thing that bugs me more than anything.
Why does the bible not have a commandment: "Thou shalt not lie for your own gain at someone elses expense."
Apparently other religions have a "commandment" not to lie, but the best the Judaeo/Christian religion can come up with is: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." That's not the same thing. That's why I believe that this is a Liars World and I intend never to go down that track if I can help it. The liars are welcome to this world.And I'm not expecting a jolly good prize for being a good boy when I exit this world either.
2007-02-19 01:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Watcher 465 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A version of indirect utilitarianism (mixed to some degree with virtue ethics) is what I have found to be the best moral code both theoretically and practically.
On death the best thing I have heard is from Epicurus: Death is not something that should be feared because it will not actually happen to you - once death arrives you are no longer there. It doesn't make much sense to fear something that can never happen to you, and non-existence is not a thing that can ever happen to you. In order for non-existence (death) to affect you, you would have to exist, but you obviously cannot both exist and not exist at the same time. He also said that what we experience after we die is the same as what we experience before we are born - nothingness. Since we don't think that the eternity that existed before our births was so bad, why should we think that the identical situation which exists for the eternity after our deaths will be bad?
Since this is our only life, we should actually live it instead of passing through it in a stupor as most people do. Epicurus thought that the best way to do this was to live simply - by enjoying simple pleasures we could actually maximize our long-term happiness. I think he is right about that. Too many people take the opposite approach, believing that my consuming and living extravagantly they will find happiness. However few do because luxuries become necessities. Once a certain level is obtained it gets taken for granted and a higher level of consumption and luxury is desired.
And if we really believe that non-existence is so bad, then shouldn't every woman be morally obligated to have as many children as possible in order to save them from the horrors of non-existence? Shouldn't our ultimate goal be to create as many people as possible to save them from non-existence?
2007-02-18 16:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by student_of_life 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My moral code is to establish ethics and morals based on what I think is correct, not what someone or something else dictates as correct. Closest I can describe is "do unto others . . ." (which predates the Judeo-Christian religions by centuries). I also feel that being ethical for it's own sake is far more valuable to my humanity than being ethical out of fear of hell or other divine (or earthly) punishment.
Death is the end of life. Nothing done here will prepare me for anything after I die, if there is anything at all. So I celebrate life for what it is, and consider it a waste of life to spend any part of it waiting for a celebration after death.
2007-02-18 17:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by freebird 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
only part of a religion by technicality.
besides that im atheist.i myself have few morald but it has nothing to do with my stance on god.i thing death is an eternity of nothingness.i believe that humans should work together for the same goals,parents should raise their children and do it right, and i never hit a woman. as for the rest of my "moral code", that could be explained by sirmixalot's baby got back
2007-02-18 15:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by -lazydog- 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moral code.... Well...
Do whatever makes you happy as long as it doesn't interfere with the happiness of others.... That and just take life one day at a time and enjoy everything.
As for death... Right now I'm going on the belief that there is nothing afterwards. Just enjoy life and not fear what is unknown, death.
That's just my opinion anyways
2007-02-18 15:20:27 · answer #6 · answered by soccerpsychic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not religious, I just love Jesus.
My moral code is very simple: Love God, and love other people the way you want to be loved.
Death: The death rate hasn't changed. One to a person.
2007-02-18 15:33:53 · answer #7 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the bible was a book written as a guide to life, using fictional characters and scenarios to help us out in everyday situations. People took this book literally, and now today we have religion. I believe [almost] everything the Christian faith teaches and that people should base their lives upon morals taught in this faith. However, I do not necessarily believe in one "God" and I'm still not completely sure on afterlife either. Maybe that is up to our own souls to decide. Who knows really?
2007-02-18 15:30:37 · answer #8 · answered by Janelle 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think anybody can be religious if we can see and understand the false as false.
To me religion is not faith, belief, or organization, it is the process of the mind to arrive to what is true by understanding what is false.
Seeing the falseness of anything is really seeing what is true.
False action brings conflicts and divisions, while true action brings peace and wholeness.
Understanding the falseness of interpretations, ideas, rules, fears, bigotries,standards about DEA..TH is a kind of discovery to the real nature of DEA..TH.
Physical demise is a natural process in existence
The dissolution of psychological fragmentation is the real DEA..TH that we have to understand.
The dissolution of our stupidities, ignorance and wrong way of thinking must happen and this is the dea..th of the psychological self
This is the only way to understand what is LIFE.
2007-02-18 16:00:41 · answer #9 · answered by ol's one 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am part of a religious group only in name. I do not believe in any of that stuff. I am not a true atheist, I am a Deist. I simply don't care whether God exists or not (though I believe he does not). I will live out my life the way I want to and in accordance with most laws. As for death, meh, let it come. We all die. Death is simply another path, one that we all must take. What happens? Who knows. If I had to die, I would of course, prefer something either painless or pretty fast.
2007-02-18 15:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by doctorevil64 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋