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Essay / Moral theories - 732
Moral theoriesA. Morality comes from God. Therefore, moral behavior is behavior consistent with God's will. Immoral behavior defies God's will. The will of God is correctly interpreted by the Church. Rating: 6. I was feeling this one, until the last sentence. There are so many faiths, and the reason is that they don't agree with each other. Many religions interpret God's will differently, or even incorrectly. I believe that much of morality comes from God.B. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Rating: 1! Ahhh, the golden rule, you have to love it. I guess the only problem is like in the example in the book of the African tribe eating their dead, if I died there they would eat me because they would want to be eaten. Very delicate.C. Be what you are; do whatever you want, as long as you don't hurt anyone. Rating: 7. This seems like humanism to me, even if I'm not sure what it is anymore. If this were something we lived our lives in, then it doesn't seem like there would be many people helping others, just themselves.D. The end justifies the means. An action is “good” if it ultimately produces largely beneficial effects, “bad” if it produces harmful effects. Rating: 2. I like this one, and I say it quite often (I don't know if it's good or bad). Someone used the example of war, and I agree with that.E. There is no universal morality. Moral values come from the laws and norms of society. Therefore, what is morally right in one society may be morally wrong in another. Note 4. Doesn't the answer to this question really decide whether you are an objectivist or a realist? My husband and I have discussed this issue, and he is a staunch Objectivist. I'm caught in the middle because I don't understand how you can really impose your beliefs on people who have no idea what we consider right. What if people tried to do this to us?F. People never deliberately act immorally. When a person acts immorally, it is because they have a mistaken idea of what is truly good. Immoral behavior is ignorance or stupidity, not malice. Rating 9. Whoa, do I disagree with this one. I believe a lot of people do bad things because of their ignorance, but there are a lot of people who do bad things and they do it knowing it's wrong..