uhmmm. Who do you know that have not sliped up here and there in there life time? If you believe or you don't believe. I have been watching lock-up on tv real prison life..I feel like I will make it to heaven after watching some of this show. dj ...
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Morality is not a fixed system. Morality is defined by various groups > and adherence or conformity becomes a matter of choice. Morality > among Tibetan Monks is extremely different from Pirates. Morality > isn't universal by any means, in fact it is continually ramified and > dichotomized by individual interpretation and preference. The morals > you conform to are the morals that are a constant within the > parameters of your life and those others that choose to stay within > the same parameters. > This is not to imply that morality cannot become Universal but just to > say that it isn't now nor do I see that it has every been. We can't > even say that everyone on the planet thinks killing people is > immoral. > Morals may be based on reasoning but only by the reasoning of the > individuals establishing the morality pertinent to their group. When > reasoning deems annihilation of a group a viable solution then > genocide ensues. > Religions throughout history have tried to establish a fixed set of > morals by which all people could follow but it hasn't worked all that > well. Even the ten commandments have failed to stick. Some just > don't think it is immoral to covet thy neighbors wife. > > On Mar 13, 7:32 pm, Staples <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fiddler: > > > > "Morals are far too fluid...to be a guide in any dilemma; > > reason...provides the ability to make decisions." > > > > Assuming you actually meant this, you implied that: > > > > 1. Morals are not a constant. > > 2. Morals are not based on reason. > > > > How could anyone live with a system of morality like that - one > > divorced from rationality and is "fluid", e.g., changes from day to > > day - on what basis? Irrationality? I suppose so. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
