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Originally posted by Kadath
I suppose that depends if you consider morals inherent or enforced. Or more accurately, if you believe human beings are inherently good or have to cling to an established set of rules to avoid robbing and killing one another. There is the obvious fact that most "morality" is ultimately self-serving, e.g. laws against murder because we don't want to get murdered. I would say then that the basis for morals is a desire for self-preservation.
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I agree that morals are self serving to a point. The pattern seems to break down a bit when some things, such as sexuality, come into the picture. What would be self serving about about morals regarding bestiality? Morals do seem to provide a social blueprint for the advance of humanity as a whole (i.e. bestiality does nothing to continue the human race). I am not making a judgement of my own on bestiality, just using it as an example. Are morals learned?
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Originally posted by The_Dude
personally, my morals come from what I think is right or what is wrong.
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That is how I think I would define my morals, too. Why do you believe some things are right and some are wrong? Is it based on personal experience? Were you taught these things from birth? Does it have something to do with your interaction with the people around you?