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Moral Responsibility?
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Moral responibility is an idea that is used to manipulate the masses. Ministers are saying on TV that people should be killed, Chritian politicians are lying, stealing and doing illegal things to accumulate money and power. Sometimes I wonder if the loudest Christians are false prophets. Why do we follow people who talk up morals, but have no moral integrity?
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Yusuf Evans
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somasoma77 said:
I guess you haven't met any Marine leaders huh? I'm a Marine leader and a Christian, and I can tell you that my integrity is unwavering. Moral responsiblity is more than just preaching about action. It's also taking responsibility and holding yourself and others accountable for their actions. This is faltering in the Christian faith, and that is a reason why Christians are seen in a bad light by the Atheistic world.
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gwenmead
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bob135 said:
Interesting question.
As I understand it, based partly on personal observation/opinion, and partly on dictionary definitions (see sources below), morals are the codes of conduct a society, culture, or individual uses to determine what's right and wrong. I would suppose, then, that "moral responsibility" would have at its core a sense of being true to whatever moral code they have learned in life.
Where this is useful is in helping a society function without everybody killing each other, and in helping an individual relate to others in his society. CM makes a good point in mentioning that part of moral responsibility means that people hold both themselves and others accountable for their actions - in general I'd say it holds a society together and preserves it, if people are willing to do this.
The word "moral" ultimately derives from the Latin word mos, moris, which means "custom". This is, I think, something that people forget: morals are based in localized customs. I bring this up because where moral responsibility isn't useful is in comparing one culture to another (or even differing groups within a culture). What one group finds moral, another may not. Question then arises as to whose morality applies.
I can agree with somasoma too, though, that the idea of moral responsibility can be used to manipulate the masses. Especially since morality is all about good vs. bad. Who wants to appear bad?
In saying all this I'm kind of curious about the word "useful" though - useful to what? To whom? A society or individual?
Well, okay, I'm rambling now. Thanks for reading.
Sources include the American Heritage Dictionary (by way of dictionary.com), and Langenscheidt's Latin/English Dictionary.
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Moral responsibility is subjective.
Is it your moral responsibility to aid someone if they are severely injured, if you can? Probably.
Is it your moral responsibility to tell someone they dropped their money clip? Probably not.
Is it your moral responsibility to not do illegal things, just because they're not legal? Depends.
Is it your moral responsibility to aid someone if they are severely injured, if you can? Probably.
Is it your moral responsibility to tell someone they dropped their money clip? Probably not.
Is it your moral responsibility to not do illegal things, just because they're not legal? Depends.
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