Morals, What They Are And Where They Come From

Morals are a huge, huge part of life. Without morals and knowing right from wrong, life would be chaos and anarchy. However, how did we exactly *get* these morals?

The Concept of Morals

The concept of morals, but not the actual morals, is innate. Morals can be said to be a "gift", if you will, from the perfect God, allowing us to use his judgement and such. However, our actual morals are relative...

Finding Your Morals

To find one's morals, they must learn from a combination of experience, reason, and society. This is because not everyone has the same lifestyles, grew up the same way, and is taught the same things.

Society And Morals

To properly work, the society must have it's own set of morals. Though Nietzsche and Sarte threw this "group mentality" out the window, I believe you need a certian amout of the group in order to find what is right and wrong. But to truly find your own morals, you must look to yourself.

Experience and Morals

Seeing as everyone has a different purpose, as well as a different personality, everyone has different experiences. These experiences can help teach right and wrong. For instance, what one person has known forever to be right may be wrong to another person. There is no one true set of morals.

Morals and Changing Times*

As time goes by, societies change and fade, and people live and die. The different generations are distinct because of their own moral beliefs. For instance, what was "right" back in the 1800s may most likely be "wrong" today, or vice versa. Morals always will change as society changes.

God and Morals

God did give us the ability to have morals. He also will guide us to the right path- you must just trust in him to do this.* He and the other gods/goddesses are the only ones who truly know what is right for you, and it is one of their purposes to help you find that right.

Morals of Other People

Though you must listen to what others say of their morals, never, never, NEVER let them force their ideas on you. If you do believe what they believe, or find it practical and appealing to you, that's great! But, just remember to think for yourself. When has it ever been practical to memorize someone else's beliefs, when you have none of your own?

*This idea adapted from James

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