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Yes, I do. There's no such thing.
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Do you believe in morality?

Did society make it up, or is it intrinsic?

Yes, I do.

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There's no such thing.

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I think there's a difference between what any one society teaches is 'moral' and what we should actually do, but I still believe that there is right and wrong, and that is what I think of as morality.

544 days ago
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Morality is the distinction of good and bad behavior, or between actions that have a positive effect and those that have a negative effect. As a people we spend a great deal of time debating what is good and what is evil, and we have to look no further than this very website as proof of that. Morality exists simply because we consciously make decision based on what we feel is the right or wrong thing to do. It is therefore erroneous to suggest it does not exist.

543 days ago
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I do not believe that an action has intrinsic value, nor do I believe in absolutes. I do believe, however, that humans as a species have instincts which drive us to favour certain goals, and because we cannot in the heat of the moment explain why we feel so strongly about a certain thing we decide that it is only natural to have such feelings. In other words, I believe in what most people label as morals, but not because of some universal constant or divine balance, but becaue humans are wired to avoid some things.

535 days ago
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I don't think any action is intrinsically good or evil, right or wrong. I think humans have emotion driven minds that have evolved moral concepts about what is right and wrong, but that "morality" itself does not actually exist objectively.

I do believe in morality in that I think killing my little sister would be wrong, but I recognize the fact that I can't in existential terms explain why (assuming there were no consequences etc.), or even what "wrong" means.

543 days ago
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