I agree that any interpretation of a moral code of conduct is subjective. However, it still provides a framework of commonality on which to build a consensus of understanding.
For instance, the idea of not killing someone without a very good reason lays the groundwork for determining if an action adhered to a set of moral standards. If you knock over a liquor store and kill the owner because "da fool wouldn't gi me da money" you may have fulfilled your own personal criteria of having a very good reason but I'd tend to think twelve other people sitting on a jury would disagree - unless your name is OJ Simpson. On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:45 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes I think this is true Chuck, however due to the nature of personal > subjective morality has it any hope of happening? > > Think of only the Christian faith and see how it has spintered under > differances over dogma. > > Even like minded individuals will not share exactly the smae moral > code. Nope there is no objective morality and I don't think there > every will be. > > On Apr 27, 8:22 pm, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The term “morality” can be used either > > > > 1. descriptively to refer to some codes of conduct put forward by a > > society or, > > 1. some other group, such as a religion, or > > 2. accepted by an individual for her own behavior or > > 2. normatively to refer to a code of conduct that, given specified > > conditions, would be put forward by all rational persons. > > > > The above definition of morality was taken from the Standford > Encyclopedia > > of Philosophy. > > > > It seems to me that while the interpretation of the individual may be > > subjective, the overall goal of a code of conduct is to objectify > behavioral > > expectations within the group or society. > > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:14 AM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > In short then a flawed human is flawed only on measures of subjective > > > morality. I contend that there exists no such thing as objective > > > morality.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
