Thinking about what is right, good, or obligatoryDescribe or explain moral phenomenaThinking about the meaning or use of good, bad, or obligatorya. They may be wrongb.We must think for ourselvesa. Ask "Is this right or wrong"? instead of selfish questions like "what will people think"?a. escaping would harm the state because it violates and disregards lawsa. by choosing to live in said state you are agreeing to abide by their lawsa. one's society is basically your parent/teacher and you're supposed to obey your parentsa. I like dogs and I don't like dogs (one statement does not make the other one wrong)a. All wars are unjust and some wars are unjust (both statements cannot be true)a. moral judgments must be based on more than beliefb. two people might think they are both correct but they both can't be correcta. this merely will show what MOST people think (and moral judgments must be based on more than belief)a. We do not know if God existsb. We are not sure what God thinks about moral questions (misinterpreting the bible)c. many new moral questions cannot be answered by the Bible because of progressions in technology (life-sustaining tech)d. there is not an independent way of testing the truth or reasonableness of God's moral judgments1. Different societies have different moral codes2. There is no objective standard to judge one societal code better than another3. The moral code of our own society has no special status; just one among many4.There is no "universal truth" in ethics (no moral truths that apply to all people of all time)5. The moral code of a society determines what is right within only that society6. It is arrogant for us to judge other people and we should instead be tolerant of their conducta. God also created germs and viruses, should these also not be eliminated?b. God arranged for us to live but also die. By killing are we assisting the work of God?c. God provided us with the mental and physical potential to commit murder. Does God wish us to fulfill this potential?a. one should act morally not because you are told but because you ought to which means that actions are not "right" because God commands them but because "right is right"a. women covering breasts is not objectionably right or wrong but merely a cultural preferencea. different cultures have different moral codesb. therefore, there is no objective "truth" in morality: morality is only a matter of opinion and opinions vary from culture to culturea. the argument concerns what people believe and just because you believe something does not make it true: some cultures believe the earth is flat and others round, cultural relativism says they are both correct but that can't be truea. a society that practices slavery and is anti-Semitic cannot be judged wrong by usa. cannot criticize or change our own societies codea. changes to women's rights and discrimination would not be called progress because progress requires changing a current way with a better way: which means judging our current society's moral code with that of another society's or timea. group would eventually die out if infants aren't raised due to no non-replenishment of peoplea. if every one lies how can a society ever communicateb. complex societies must favor truthfulness to thriveNo comments yet.
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