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Replies: 14 Last Post Sep. 1, 2008 9:54pm by MotoMojo
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"Right" and "wrong" and "justified" and other shit like that just don't make sense to me. Is that weird? Sorry if I sound like a giant loser here; I haven't learned or discussed much philosophy.
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Striptease
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It's hard to believe in morality now because of everything that's happening in the world. Nothing seems right anymore.
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Mieux
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No, I think the same. There really isn't right or wrong.
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6:38 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 | Joined: Aug. 2007 | Days Active: 581 Join to learn more about Mieux Florida, United States | Male | Posts: 15,594 | Points: 19,486
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snowfish
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I felt the same way for a long time, but actually only since studying the Frankfurt School of philosophy have I come to think of moral relativism as a totalitarian legacy of rationality and the enlightenment. I'm still not sure if I agree with that entirely, but it makes more sense to me at the moment.
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Neugen
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Well it's not a matter of belief, it's a matter of understanding, but why give a shit about being accurate?
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major
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lol at TOK i believe in morality only because it's forced upon me. it's a code that's deemed the standard for everyone, decided by the majority and enforced on anyone. I understand and live it because otherwise i'd end up in jail
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9:41 am on Aug. 28, 2008 | Joined: Aug. 2007 | Days Active: 612 Join to learn more about major Florida, United States | Female | Posts: 13,696 | Points: 15,181
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( Anonymous )
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Quote: from amazingness99 at 9:46 am on Aug. 28, 2008
Even if there were no societal rules and standards for "doing the right thing" and we could all do what we wanted, I'm pretty sure I would still get that feeling like "wait, this isn't right." 
Yeah, I don't get that. For me it would just be, how does this affect me? and how does this affect any others involved? I don't carry things out to a higher level than that if it's just an action I'm taking.
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MotoMojo
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Morality is totally subjective. IMO, Most human interaction, especially emotional conflict, is pretty closely related to different moral beliefs and instinctual reactions to the contrasts of different people's beliefs to your own. I would think that the reason there is kind of an unspoken (or spoken/written/whatever) standard of conduct among the general public for specific regions is that this is the standard of living that has proven most efficient at fulfilling the needs (at least that the population is knowledgeable of) of the people in that particular region of the world. As for fluctuations in morality on an individual basis, I would assume the factors are nearly limitless, including genetic history, learning environment, etc. Post edited at 9:57 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 by MotoMojo
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