Why are there so many differences in opinion on what is morally right and wrong?

[BigToque]

Is there a set of universal rights and wrongs? If so, is the only cause for differences a lack of will or effort to follow these principles? Can we ever all believe and adhere to such principles?

 

[stan394]

is this related to asians somehow?

 

[Wallydraigle]

Because people are stupid. It gets so much easier when you accept this and apply it in your life.

 

[PunDogg]

we can never, there will never be rules, becuase when you deal with eithics and morality, the situiation comes into play, and every situiation is differant, now thats not to say that in one instance murdering someone is ok, and in another its not ok. Those are called laws, legal laws, and legal laws are much too rigid to be used as moral laws

Dogg

 

[DAGTA]

C.S. Lewis addresses this question in depth in Mere Christianity. His explaination is far better than anything I could write here.

 

[AndyHui]

Killing others should be morally wrong, but people try to justify it all the time.

 

[Sluggo]

I've always thought people should make their morals and integrity really flexible so they will be adaptable to many situations.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Killing others should be morally wrong, but people try to justify it all the time.

It is usually justified by people who strive to tell others how wrong it is.
Christians come to mind.

 

[GoingUp]

religion has a lot to do with it.

 

[Deeko]

There are different sets of ethical standards and different theories of how to calculate right and wrong.

edit: look up kant's deontology, or rawl's social contract theory, or the Mill's Utilitarian principle

 

[ruffilb]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de...9089-3903155?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

FTW

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
C.S. Lewis addresses this question in depth in Mere Christianity. His explaination is far better than anything I could write here.

It's certainly got some great reviews on Amazon. I'll check it out.

 

[Zanix]

Myrmidons!

 

[IronWing]

Every moral code is absolute.
There is no objective moral code.

 

[Zanix]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Every moral code is absolute.
There is no objective moral code.

Shens! Every creature in the universe knows right from wrong!! /ipax

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: ironwing
Every moral code is absolute.
There is no objective moral code.

Shens! Every creature in the universe knows right from wrong!! /ipax

Hence the first statement above. However it doesn't follow that "Every creature in the universe" has the same moral code or that there is an objective basis for holding any particular code.

 

[AndyHui]

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: ironwing
Every moral code is absolute.
There is no objective moral code.

Shens! Every creature in the universe knows right from wrong!! /ipax

Rubbish. For certain species of spiders, it is right for the female to kill and eat the male after mating.

I rather doubt that human females will do the same to human males in the same situation.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Killing others should be morally wrong, but people try to justify it all the time.

I am all up with the death penalty

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Killing others should be morally wrong, but people try to justify it all the time.

I am all up with the death penalty

Here's a prefect example... why does one person (z0mb13) agree with the death penalty, and I do not?

Why does the ability to choose what's right, often lead to multiple answers?

 

[hypn0tik]

It's because people think differently. Their though process is influenced by the things they are taught and the environment they grow up and live in (Edit: Also culture, religion, etc...).

You really can't have a universal set of morally correct and incorrect things. It simply wouldn't work.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Killing others should be morally wrong, but people try to justify it all the time.

there are always extenuating circumstances. sure random kilings are morally wrong, but when a mother f*cker has it coming, sometimes it just needs to be done...

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
Because people are stupid. It gets so much easier when you accept this and apply it in your life.

very true

 

[HardcoreRobot]

they do exist, most people are too stupid, or impessioned by human constructs to see them

 

[AndyHui]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: AndyHui
Killing others should be morally wrong, but people try to justify it all the time.

there are always extenuating circumstances. sure random kilings are morally wrong, but when a mother f*cker has it coming, sometimes it just needs to be done...

That's why I said should be. And your extenuating circumstances fits into the people try to justify it all the time. However, I fully agree with you.

 

[Preyhunter]

Originally posted by: AndyHui

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: ironwing
Every moral code is absolute.
There is no objective moral code.

Shens! Every creature in the universe knows right from wrong!! /ipax

Rubbish. For certain species of spiders, it is right for the female to kill and eat the male after mating.

I rather doubt that human females will do the same to human males in the same situation.

You're right in that there is no literal equivalent among humans to the spider behavior, but there IS something that has basically the same effect...a divorce settlement.