Fear. Fear of punishment from God or man.
2007-03-26 05:14:19
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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Give me a freakin' break.
Morals LONG predate the Bible. We didn't need Christianity to come along and tell us that stealing and murder and rape is bad. These are humanistic morals, and even then they aren't absolute. Killing is not always wrong... we do it for self-defense as well as to eat.
Do you even KNOW the Ten Commandments?
First three: (I am your God / You shall have no Gods before me / you shall Not make an idol/take my name in vain) do not address morality AT ALL. They are nothing more than mandated monotheism. They're just intimidation... "there is only ONE GOD and you are to worship ONLY ONE GOD. Or else."
The next one doesn't address morality either... it only addresses which day you're supposed to worship. Nothing more than dogma.
Honor your parents addresses morality, but to what extent? Do parents who beat their children habitually deserve honor?
The next four, about lying, killing, stealing, and adultery, are the only ones that have any basis in morality. They are not very good commandments for the reason I used above. They are also not good commandments because they are ABSOLUTE... if lying to someone would save their life, would you do it? If you were following the commandments, you wouldn't be allowed to. Morals are relative.
As for the last two, about coveting, it's nothing more than thought control. If the last two commandments were to be enforced, it would contradict free will and free enterprise / the freakin' economy would collapse.
Please. Use common sense.
2007-03-26 05:19:30
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answered by Anonymous
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Morality is a standard with guidelines that people try to live up to . These may be based on Gods laws and reinforced by mans laws. But being moral is something within the person that says "yes" I prefer to do the right thing. I prefer to live my life this way. The more this is practiced the better the person becomes. He also passes these convictions on to his family and friends and can become a standard bearer for those around him. ie they look up to him because of his high moral standards..
2007-03-26 05:22:50
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answer #3
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answered by iszee4real 1
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Man has two choices for morality:
Morality can come from within...or it will be imposed from without....
That is the only reason freedom and democracy work. When people start to disregard the moral laws, society degenerates and then democracy fails. After that, the iron fist of the dictator will come, but by then, the dictator will be welcomed as a blessed saviour from lawlessness.
2007-03-26 05:21:36
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answer #4
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answered by greengo 7
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People learn morality from their parents, not Man or God. Morality forms from age zero until around 16. If the parents are a good example and teach the child moraility the person will be moral.
2007-03-26 05:16:52
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answered by Michael da Man 6
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It's not just law (or fear of punishment which is what I think you really mean). Since morals come from our surrounding society and the time period we exist in (imagine living a couple of hundred years ago and thinking slavery was hunky dory or somewhere else and thinking offering people to a god was OK) and specifically our parents, loved ones, peers and friends and everyone around us (to a lesser degree than the first ones) it follows that this web of love and trust binds us 'to be good', for whatever value of good you care for.
2007-03-26 05:14:25
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answered by Anonymous
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You're not one of those people who actually thinks morality originated with the 10 commandments are you? A large majority of your religions texts are hardly what I'd consider moral. Morality comes from the social ties, traditions, and values we develop throughout or lives mixing with our genetic evolutionary personality traits. If your sense of morality comes solely from fear of punishment, or hope of reward, I feel very sorry for you.
2007-03-26 05:17:34
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answered by Anonymous
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i feel i have better morals than any christian will ever have and i have 101 rules to live by for myself and i would never tell anyone else how to live like the christian god does.
i maybe a god in human form but i dont want to be worshipped or want my laws enforced onto anyone else that isnt morality thats hate
2007-03-26 05:14:44
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answer #8
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answered by Gazriel The God 2
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All laws. If there were no laws to live by either legally or spiritually alot more people would commit murder from such a lack of restraint.
2007-03-26 05:15:20
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answered by Anonymous
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No we would not. We were created by God with a conscience to know right from wrong. Every person on this planet has these gifts, whether they are christians, muslims, buddhists etc.. I want to do right because it pleases God and it is good for me.
2007-03-26 05:14:46
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answered by VW 6
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The logic of the Buddha's indication on how to prevent harm works well enough for me (as I'm able), without an omnipotent creator being. Plenty of lessons on how to be ethical and virtuous activity... it's all in how we use it.
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2007-03-26 05:15:56
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answered by vinslave 7
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