Originally posted by Tyler
Common mistake among theists in there (though, I don't think you're a theist - it's just a mistake you see many theists make). To say that morals are subjective makes morals nonexistent is complete and utter foolishness. Musical taste is subjective. It exists, right?
Interesting ...Originally posted by Increan
In my opinion morals and ethics all depend on the person, do they not?
That's why no one can really say that something is morally wrong, because their morals are different.
Originally posted by spookz
do unto others as you.........
works fine for the most part dont you think?
Yeah, wasn't it G.B Shaw who saidOriginally posted by Agent@5
yeah... so if someone steals, hits and hurts you.. you do the same to them right??
not the way I live.
Originally posted by Sublime Trigger
Basic morality exists. You can ROAR! about subjective nature and definitions 'till the cows come home.
Morality is something which the masses decide upon.
i.e. The prerogative of my personal morailty is to commit wholesale murder.
'Sorry!' say we the majority. 'You have no basic moral code, thus you are an animal. You are going to jail.'
Morales exist in all of us, its up to all of us to decide the value of them.
Originally posted by Tyler
Common mistake among theists in there (though, I don't think you're a theist - it's just a mistake you see many theists make). To say that morals are subjective makes morals nonexistent is complete and utter foolishness. Musical taste is subjective. It exists, right?
Originally posted by spookz
ssivikami
i am aware of the limitations
which is why i made a qualification ("works for the most part..")
why choose to ignore it?
Originally posted by spookz
point here is that humans are predisposed towards certain things objective statements can thus be made
Originally posted by *stRgrL*
I believe morals and ethics are somethings that are instilled in us at a very young age. We know what we are taught. True, when we reach a certain age and maturity, we have the strength to determine what is right and wrong, but alot of our choices are made subconsiously. Due, to what was experienced at a very young age.
Example:
A person who comes from a family with alcoholics or drug addicts are more likely to use alcohol or drugs.
A person with an abusive father is more prone to that behavior (if it was a man) and more prone to seek that type of relationship (if it was a woman). And vise versa.
A person raised in a family that smokes are 50% more likely to smoke.
And the list goes on and on.
Take care