Are kindness, compassion and the sense of justice the most important moral principles?

Answer 1

Yes.

Answer 2

Yes, I do think they are very important, but I feel that there are other moral principles which are just as important.

I agree with mattdaddy that respect for others is important. So is respect for yourself.

Having a sense of justice is really important, but sometimes having it does not mean you will have a sense of what is right and what is wrong instilled in you. Sometimes what seems just isn't necessarily what is right. I think having a sense of what is right and what is wrong is just as important; it's from there that a value system can be built.

A person's life would then be built on top of this, and kindness, compassion and a sense of justice would automatically come through and come true from there.

Answer 3

The most important moral principle is truth. Without truth, we are unable to impartially judge our kindness, compassion and righteousness. Our human ability for self deception and self justification is intense.

We are unable to be our own unbiased judge for we will always change the standard so that we fit. That is why even criminals plotting their next crime think themselves to be basically good.

The moral person places moral judgment for his or her actions into the hands of a higher moral authority. That higher moral authority has to be God.

Answer 4

Are they not the only moral principles. I could replace the words and it would mean the same thing, e.g. equality, mercy/forgiveness and redress for wrongs and crimes.

Answer 5

Respect for self and others is the most important.