2007-12-07 17:09:17 · 5 answers · asked by truthsayer 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Should it be legal to murder, rape, and steal? Should we get rid of police?
2007-12-07 17:13:27 · update #1
Are there any such things as "moral absolutes", and if they exist, where did they come from?
2007-12-08 05:31:53 · update #2
Absolutely, as the majority of laws in the current United States justice system legislate morality. What is moral protects the citizens of a society from harm, and thus is the reasoning for why we have these laws in place.
2007-12-07 17:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by Courtney 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Morality; that nebulous, mercurial, malleable idea. The parameters of morality change too quickly to be declared law.
Too many times, what is considered morally abhorrent this afternoon might well be considered de rigueur by tomorrow morning. (Consider this: 100 years ago people would have been at the height of moral outrage (not to mention the legal aspects) at the very concept of assisted suicide; today however, it's just thought of as an aberration and in many quarters as an "eccentricity".) Mores change.
You might as well be trying to catch the wind, nail it to a tree and paint it in bright colors.
2007-12-08 12:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morality cannot be legislated, and doing so would conflict with the first amendment. Ethical laws may be enacted, so for the other questions, no, no, no and no.
2007-12-08 02:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by Nub1845 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. It has to be outlined what is fit for public and what is not, or at least what is not.
2007-12-08 01:39:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can't be. And any attempts to do so have failed miserably.
2007-12-08 01:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋