Ok, I am looking for flawless rules that someone could choose to live by.
Give me 1-5 rules that are perfect, and should always apply.
2007-07-20 01:04:35 · 17 answers · asked by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1) No fixed list of rules applies to everything.
2) Morality is inherently relative.
Well, those are absolute truths about morality, and not morals themselves. But you really cannot have morals that are absolute. None are universally true.
Your best course of action would be to come up with general heuristics that tend to be good things to live by. It is much more moral, in my opinion, to use your brain and think about each situation than just use blanket rules.
2007-07-20 01:07:15 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While all of the formulations of relative morality are flawed universal morality is nonexistent.
I suspect there is a problem in the formulation of the concept of morality itself.
If there was a moral value that was universal then it would likely be the principle of self preservation. I hardly think that qualifies as a moral value and it certainly does not indicate what is acceptable behaviour.
Morals seem to be social constructions created for the express purposes of increasing a society's wealth, health or survival.
It can be applied to individual groups or even lives on the same grounds.
If something has no effect on these values then it is not an interest of morality.
Again, a big part of the problem is the term "Morality," which sounds good but actually has no content.
2007-07-20 08:27:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing!!
i.e. Just because I know 100% that sex before marriage is absolutely morally acceptable does not mean that I would expect others to agree with me...which makes it rather difficult to legislate for!!
So the best you might do would be along the lines of:
1. Never do anything that will, over the course of an entire lifetime, mentally or physically harm someone else without their express permission.
2. Never do anything which will restrict the choices of actions available to anyone else, unless this contradicts rule #1.
3. Anyone who breaks rules #1 or #2 are no longer protected by them.
To be honest, there's still so many holes to plug that this is realistically unworkable..
2007-07-20 12:32:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Any rule that treats all people and all situations as the same is unfair.
2) All you can do is to try to see how you feel about something, does it sit right with you, are you comfortable with it.
3) The more you know about the situarion the better, it will help you to weigh the situation.
4) However, nobody can grasp the whole situation from every angle.
5) Rules are for computers and idiots.
All you can do is look to your inner integrity and do your best.
2007-07-20 11:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I should have an answer to this, but don't. All of my thoughts are spread out over an eclectic selection of ideas, from Aristotle to Zen. All of it comes down to a tempered Empirical Skepticism. But five simple truths, how much you ask in so little!
Give me some time. I will get back to you. After all Epictetus used over 100 points. Still, I like the challenge of this idea.
2007-07-20 11:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by Herodotus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only one: Be true to yourself.
Imagine you knew a family member had cancer, and they wanted to keep it a secret until it was unavoidable to tell their family.
Do you lie to your family and respect their wishes?
Do you tell you family because should tell the truth and ignore their wishes?
Either will cause emotional pain, lying, deceipt and hurt. You can't win.
All you can do is what you think is best, be it right, or be it wrong. If you believe you dd the best possible thing with the information you had, then you are true to yourself.
EDIT: No gambling? you gamble every time you do anything. Life is probability, and so is gambling.
2007-07-20 09:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by Steven N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basic morals taught in Bhakti-yoga are to get away from four unhealthy activities.
*meat-eating
*illicit sex
*intoxication
*gambling
Generally it is a difference between what is healthy (both spiritualy and physically) and what is unhealthy.
We need to live by virtuous behavior and godly virtues such as truth, education, charity, mercy and self-control.
God's love is selfless and so should our's.
2007-07-23 23:23:56 · answer #7 · answered by devotionalservice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not already have a fairly sound moral compass, I'm not sure that anything we say will be anything you can adopt.
If anybody can tell you five moral rules that will always apply, they are probably wrong.
2007-07-20 16:56:13 · answer #8 · answered by davidifyouknowme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
welcome!
I had the same questions when I was searching for a church! I knew I needed to be a better Christian but I just didn't have a church that backed the behavior that was to be expected by a Christian according to the books in the new testiment.
I prayed for a sign or a church that would help me fulfill all the commandments and a week later I was visited in the Wal-Mart parking lot by two missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
The Holy Ghost talked to me that day and said LISTEN to them!
I did and now I am happy in a church where the members are all striving to be REAL Christians.
If you are looking for a true church check this one out!
2007-07-20 08:09:48 · answer #9 · answered by Ninja Showdown 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Love God
Love your neighbour
These are the two commandments Jesus Christ gave us, ans said "There is no commandment greater than these"
PS morality concerns behaviour which helps or harms others. If we bear that in mind, we can not go morally far wrong. Peace
2007-07-20 08:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by Jan S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋