Posted by alexandra_k on March 2, 2005, at 0:02:31
In reply to Re: (2) One or Six??? » alexandra_k, posted by medhed on March 1, 2005, at 23:38:46
> Not legally... I notice people equate morality with legality.
Yes, people do tend to conflate the two, but they are distinct notions. It would be nice if the law reflected societies morality (and I think it tries) - well, at times anyway...
>I do not kill people because it is illegal and I'm trying to conform through therapy.
Are there better reasons not to kill people, perhaps??
> My morals could possibly be different than yours, so I'm not sure of 'morally right'.
Different people view morality differently.
Some people say morality is an individual notion (we are obliged to do what we think is best)
Others say it is relative to a society
Others think that there are objective moral facts (just like there are facts about the natural sciences).I just wondered what you thought the morally right thing to do would be...
Are you serious about the 'killing people' idea?
Shall we try to brainstorm some reasons why killing might be wrong (aside from the fact that it is against the law)???
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