I am a Christian, and I try my best to live by that standard. I do not always succeed, and I also know that there will be times when I will not understand everything right and that I could be wrong, but I am trying.
Do you have a moral standard?
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1) Treat people the same way they treat other people.
2) If you have no information on how someone treats other people, be nice to them by default.
2) If you have no information on how someone treats other people, be nice to them by default.
treat people how they treat me
don't hurt animals. (insects are another matter.)
don't be too judgemental.
it's common sense.
don't hurt animals. (insects are another matter.)
don't be too judgemental.
it's common sense.
I tend to think of morals as being mere lifestyle choices that earn some sort of credits according to some dubious set of rules, in par with piety and sin.
I reserve the word ethics to determine 'the rights of life', which is important for you to respect, lest others become increasingly free to disregard those rights with you.
In terms of ethics, yes, I have well developed standards. And with any decisions that unavoidably affect other people, I will frequently interpret a situation in terms of the Virtues of Ultima.
I reserve the word ethics to determine 'the rights of life', which is important for you to respect, lest others become increasingly free to disregard those rights with you.
In terms of ethics, yes, I have well developed standards. And with any decisions that unavoidably affect other people, I will frequently interpret a situation in terms of the Virtues of Ultima.
I guess my moral standard would be the same as a lot of people in here. Treat people the same as you would like to be treated, so that means not deliberately causing harm to anyone that can be avoided.
Trying not being judgemental of other people and be understanding. Everyone has their faults and their problems.
Trying not being judgemental of other people and be understanding. Everyone has their faults and their problems.
For some reason this thread makes me think of the TaeKwanDo monkeys...
You mean a standard you hold yourself to, a standard you hold others to, and a standard you hold politicians and leaders to?
I have three moral laws;
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
While most people might have a moral standard, I don't really think it is the classic do unto others. For example how many people here actually follow their own moral standard, right up to the point they don't. I mean on this forum alone I don't see much of what I would call good and right behavior. I definitely don't see a treat other how you want to be treated.
1. Like virtually everyone else, I have a moral standard.
2. Naturally, my standard is going to evolve as I grow (hopefully wiser).
3. I arrived at my standard the same way everyone else does. I have built-in convictions based on my personality. I am exposed to outside ideas on morality which I accept or reject based on my existing convictions.
Before anyone claims that they do not arrive at their moral standard that way, that their standard is based on an absolute code that fell out of the sky, please be good enough to produce it. The Bible does not even remotely qualify as it is vague and self-contradictory. You have no choice but to filter it with your own personal convictions. Obviously, Christians do this. If they didn't, they would all have the same moral standard. Clearly, Christians do NOT all have the same moral standard.
2. Naturally, my standard is going to evolve as I grow (hopefully wiser).
3. I arrived at my standard the same way everyone else does. I have built-in convictions based on my personality. I am exposed to outside ideas on morality which I accept or reject based on my existing convictions.
Before anyone claims that they do not arrive at their moral standard that way, that their standard is based on an absolute code that fell out of the sky, please be good enough to produce it. The Bible does not even remotely qualify as it is vague and self-contradictory. You have no choice but to filter it with your own personal convictions. Obviously, Christians do this. If they didn't, they would all have the same moral standard. Clearly, Christians do NOT all have the same moral standard.
WWZRD? 
I don't know, I see a lot of people being jerks on here but I would say the majority of posters are quite pleasant to one another. Often when there are problems it actually comes down to a miscommunication or just a different style of approaching things.
I think some people would disagree (depending on their beliefs and point of view) but I do live by a moral code. The code is rather complicated so I am not going to try and explain it. If I had to sum it up I would say it is based on respect, coexistence and the idea of "doing no harm" physically, mentally or spiritually.
The anonymity of the internet doesn't help either. You can be a jackass to a random username a lot easier than you can be to a real-life human.
No, I don't. I do try to follow the moral standard. The standard as laid down by God.
But to do so is still a choice, even with the anonymity. I try to treat everyone on this message board (and any other) the same way I would if they were standing right in front of me. It is harder to do but it can be done.
But I would not call that practice a "do unto others" thing at all. I call it basic respect for others. Besides, people don't really "do unto themselves" all that well as it is, which is probably why they treat others they way they do.
Perhaps it means you could help serve as an example because yes, you're right that not all who say they are Christian seem to have gotten the Message (I can think of some I had last night who fit THAT description...seriously, finishing your rant with a sarcastic "Merry CHRISTmas" and storming out is NOT a good advertisement for one's faith). If what was said to you was in a positive tone and context, I think that's what they're getting at.
Which one?
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